Chapter 16 IPv6

The following table describes the fields in this screen.

Table 57 Network > IPv6: DHCPv6

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

IPv6 Connection Type Setup

 

 

IPv6 Connection Type

Select DHCPv6 as the IPv6 connection type if you want to obtain an IPv6

 

address from a DHCPv6 server.

 

 

IPv6 DNS Setup

 

 

 

DNS Setup

Select From ISP if your ISP dynamically assigns IPv6 DNS server

 

information. Or select User-Definedto configure them manually.

 

 

First DNS Server

Enter the primary DNS server's IP address in this field.

 

 

Second DNS Server

Enter the secondary DNS server's IP address in this field.

 

 

LAN IPv6 Address Setup

 

 

LAN IPv6 address

Enter a valid IPv6 address for the LAN using colon (:) hexadecimal notation.

 

 

LAN IPv6 Link-local

This shows the IPv6 link-local address that the NBG4615 generates

Address

automatically.

 

 

Address Autoconfiguration Setup

 

 

Enable Address

Select the checkbox to enable Address Autoconfiguration on the NBG4615.

Autoconfiguration

 

 

 

Type

Select the IPv6 autoconfiguration type: Stateless or Stateful. If you choose

 

Stateful, enter the beginning and end of the IPv6 address range in the fields

 

below. If you choose Stateless, IP addresses are not generated by a DHCP

 

server. They are formed by combining network prefixes with an interface

 

identifier, which are derived from embedded IEEE Identifiers.

 

See page 143 for more information.

 

 

Router Advertisement

Specify the lifetime of the router advertisement.

Lifetime

Router advertisement is a response to a router solicitation or a periodical

 

 

multicast advertisement from a router to advertise its presence and other

 

parameters, such as IPv6 prefix and DNS information.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG4615.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

 

 

16.2.3 IPv6 Connection: Link-local only

Use the Link-local only connection mode for the NBG4615 to communicate with other IPv6 devices on the LAN side. If you choose this mode, the LAN IPv6 Link-local Address will be shown in the screen.

 

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