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86 Bridge-IT Manual v4.0
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Static IP addresses are fixed addresses that are recommended for studio installations, so that IP
address dialing remains the same over time for incoming codec connections.
Click Save to store all configuration settings.
Note: The Subnet Mask is used by the TCP/IP protocol to determine whether a host is
on the local subnet or on a remote network. The default Gateway is the router linking the
codec's subnet to other networks. See your IT administrator for more details.
IPv6 Address Configuration
An IPv6 address is represented by 8 groups of 16-bit hexadecimal values separated by colons (:).
The drop-down
Configure IPv6 menu provides three address configuration options:
1. Automatically : An address is automatically assigned to the codec when you connect the
codec to an IPv6 router. This process is similar to how an IPv4 DHCP address is assigned.
2. Manually : Select to enter static IPv6 address details.
3. Off : Select to ignore IPv6 address details.
Important Note: Select Off in the drop-down Configure IPv6 menu if you are not using
IPv6 to connect to another device. This ensures your codec will attempt to connect using
IPv4 at all times.
Types of IPv6 Addresses
There are two types of addresses displayed in the IPv6 section:
1. IPv6 address (normally global): A router-allocated IP address with 'global' visibility,
details of which are displayed in the Address, Prefix size and Gateway text boxes.
2. Link Local: A local address which can only be used to connect to another device
directly over a LAN. This address is allocated by the codec internally based on MAC
address details.
Auto Address Assignment
1. Click the Edit button in the Network panel to configure settings.
2. By default the codec is configured to connect to an IPv6 router which automatically
allocates IPv6 address details, as displayed in the following example.