Supermicro SSE-G2252, User Manual

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Chapter 16: IP Configuration
Setting the Switch’s IP Address (IP Version 6)
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IPv6 Router Advertisements (RA) convey information that enables
nodes to auto-configure on the network. This information may include
the default router address taken from the observed source address of
the RA message, as well as on-link prefix information. However, note
that unintended misconfigurations, or possibly malicious attacks on the
network, may lead to bogus RAs being sent, which in turn can cause
operational problems for hosts on the network.
RA Guard can be used to block RAs and Router Redirect (RR) messages
on the specified interface. Determine which interfaces are connected to
known routers, and enable RA Guard on all other untrusted interfaces.
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To configure general IPv6 settings for the switch:
1.
Click IP, IPv6 Configuration.
2.
Select Configure Interface from the Action list.
3.
Select VLAN mode.
4.
Specify the VLAN to configure.
5.
Enable address auto-configuration, or enable IPv6 explicitly to
automatically configure a link-local address and enable IPv6 on the
selected interface. (To manually configure the link-local address, use
the Add IPv6 Address page.) Set the MTU size, the maximum number
of duplicate address detection messages, the neighbor solicitation
message interval, and the amount of time that a remote IPv6 node is
considered reachable.
6.
Click Apply.
Figure 16-5: Configuring General Settings for an IPv6 Interface
To configure RA Guard for the switch: