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Network configuration (IPV6)
This page allows you to configure the various aspects of the IP port when it is
used in
IPV6
mode. For IPV4 mode, please see the
previous page
.
MAC address
Media Access Control address – this is the unique and unchangeable code that
was hard coded within your AdderView CATxIP 5000 unit when it was built.
It consists of six 2-digit hexadecimal (base 16) numbers separated by colons. A
section of the MAC address identifies the manufacturer, while the remainder is
effectively the unique electronic serial number of your particular unit.
Enable IPV6
Change this option to Yes only if the AdderView CATxIP 5000 unit is connected
to an IPV6 compliant network.
IPV6 Addresses
This section is used to hold the IPv6 addresses for the AdderView CATxIP 5000.
A link local IPv6 address is automatically added using the
Stateless Address
Auto Configuration
protocol. Use the Add, Remove, Edit buttons to alter the
address as necessary.
To get here
1 Using VNC viewer or a browser, log on as the ‘admin’ user.
2 Click the ‘Configure’ button in the top right corner.
3 Click the ‘Network Configuration’ option.
4 Click the ‘IPV6’ tab.
Use DHCPv6
When this option is set to Yes, the AdderView CATxIP 5000 will attempt to
locate a DHCPv6 server on the network to derive a unique IPv6 address for
itself as well as an address for the IPv6 Gateway. These are not usually granted
permanently, but on a ‘lease’ basis for a fixed amount of time or for as long
as the AdderView CATxIP 5000 remains connected and switched on.
Discover
allocations
.
If this option is set to No, the AdderView CATxIP 5000 will use the
Stateless
Address Auto Configuration
protocol to determine its own IPv6 address. This
will be shown in the IPV6 Addresses field and can be edited if necessary.
IP Gateway
This is the address of the device that links the local network (to which the
AdderView CATxIP 5000 is connected) to another network such as the wider
Internet. Usually the actual gateway is a network router and it will be used
whenever a required address lies outside the current network.
VNC Port
This is the logical link through which communications with a remote VNC viewer
will be channelled (see
What is a port?
). The default setting is 5900 which is
a widely recognised port number for use by VNC software. However, in certain
circumstances it may be advantageous to alter this number - see ‘Security issues
with ports’ for more details.
HTTP Port
This is the logical link through which communications with a remote web
browser will be channelled (see
What is a port?
). The default setting of 80 is an
established standard for web (HTTP – HyperText Transfer Protocol) traffic though
this can be changed to suit your local network requirements.
IP Access Control
This section allows you to optionally specify ranges of addresses which will or
won’t be granted access to the AdderView CATxIP 5000. If this option is left
unchanged, then the default entry of ‘+0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0’ ensures that access from
all IP addresses will be permitted. See
Setting IP access control
for details.