Configuring Internet Protocol Version 6
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The IPv6 Interface Table on the
IPv6 Interface Page
displays the IPv6 interfaces defined on the selected Interface.
This table contains the following fields:
•
Check Box
— Deletes the selected IPv6 interface. The first IPv6 interface entry displayed in the table is
read-only and represents the automatically generated Link Local IPv6 address that cannot be removed or
modified. The possible field values are:
–
Checked
— Removes the selected IPv6 interface.
–
Unchecked
— Maintains the IPv6 interface.
•
IPv6 Type
— Defines the type of configurable static IPv6 IP address for an interface. The possible values are:
–
Link Local
— Defines a Link Local address; non routable and can be used for communication on the
same network only. A Link Local address has a prefix of 'FE80'.
–
Global
— Defines a globally unique IPv6 address; visible and reachable from different subnets.
•
IPv6 Address
— Indicates the IPv6 address assigned to the interface. The address must be a valid IPv6
address, specified in hexadecimal using 16-bit values between colons. An example of an IPv6 address is
2031:0:130F:0:0:9C0:876A:130D and the compressed version is represented as
2031:0:130F::9C0:876A:130D
. Up to five IP addresses can be set per interface, with the limitation of up to
128 addresses per system.
•
Prefix
— Specifies the length of the IPv6 prefix. The length is a decimal value that indicates how many of the
high-order contiguous bits of the address comprise the prefix (the network portion of the address). The range
is 5 -128 (64 in the case EUI-64 parameter is used). The Prefix field is applicable only on a static IPv6
address defined as a Global IPv6 address.
•
DAD Status
— Displays the DAD Status which is the process of verifying and assuring an inserted IPv6
address is unique. This is a read-only parameter with the following field values:
–
Tentative
— Indicates the system is in process of IPv6 address duplication verification.
–
Duplicate
— Indicates the IPv6 address is being used by an another host on the network. The duplicated
IPv6 address is suspended and is not used for sending or receiving any traffic.
–
Active
— Indicates the IPv6 address is set to active.
2.
Select an Interface.
3.
Define the
DAD Attempts
for an existing interface. DAD Attempts are disabled for Tunnel interface. The
range is 0 - 600.
4.
Click
Apply
. The DAD Attempts are defined, and device is updated.