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Genie Distribution User Manual v1.6
© Tieline Pty. Ltd. 2015
Click
Save Settings
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. Auto: 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. Manual: 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
and
Gateway
text boxes.
2. Link Local Address: 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
By default the codec is programmed for connecting to an IPv6 router which automatically
allocates IPv6 address details, as displayed in the following example.