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FWX120 Operation Manual
Maximizing use of the product
6
Configuring the
product to use IPv6
Before beginning configuration, register the
connection destination (provider) using IPv6 in
the “Configure IPv6” screen.
NOTE
If the provider is not registered, your IPv6 connecting
operation will result in an error.
For more details on the settings, click “Help” on the
setup screen and refer to the description displayed.
To open the “Configure IPv6” screen
From “Basic configuration page”, click the buttons
on the setup screen in the following order:
“Advanced settings” in the top page
“Configure” of “Configure IPv6”
Checking the IPv6
connection
Take the following steps to check whether the IPv6
environment has been correctly configured.
NOTE
The descriptions in this manual use Windows 7 as
examples.
Tip
The product and a PC can be communicated with each
other once they are connected with a LAN cable. No
particular settings are required in the PC.
1
Check the connection of LAN.
From a PC connected to a LAN1 port, execute
ping to the LAN1 address of the product.
If a response is returned, IPv6 has been
configured correctly.
Tip
The LAN1 address of this product is a prefix
address with “1” added to it.
Example: If the prefix is “fec0:12ab::/64”,
• The LAN1 address is “fec0:12ab::1/64”.
• To execute ping to the LAN1 address of the
product, enter “ping fec0:12ab::1” from the
command prompt of the PC and press the Enter
key.
2
Check the connection between LAN and
WAN.
Execute ping to the provider, view the special
website, or take other checking procedure
specified by the provider.
Using in the IPv6 environment
(Continued from the previous page)