IPv6 Addresses

You can use the IPv6 Addresses page to configure the WAP device to use IPv6 addresses.

To configure IPv6 address settings:

1. Select LAN > IPv6 Addresses in the navigation area.
2. Configure the following settings:
• IPv6 Connection Type—Choose how the WAP device obtains an IPv6 address:
• DHCPv6—The IPv6 address is assigned by a DHCPv6 server.
• Static IPv6—You manually configure the IPv6 address. The IPv6 address must be either full explicit address (eight hexadecimal quads separated by colons, xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx or the condensed format such as 2001:DB8::FFFF:CA0:0:0.

NOTE     When Static IPv6 is configured, then DHCPv6 will be down. When DHCPv6 is configured, Static IPv6 can be operational if configuration exists.

• IPv6 Administration Mode—Enables IPv6 management access.
• IPv6 Auto Configuration Administration Mode—Enables IPv6 automatic address configuration on the WAP device.

When enabled, the AP learns its IPv6 addresses and gateway by processing the Router Advertisements received on the LAN port. The WAP device can have multiple autoconfigured IPv6 addresses.

• Static IPv6 Address—The static IPv6 address. The WAP device can have a static IPv6 address even if addresses have already been configured automatically.
• Static IPv6 Address Prefix Length—The prefix length of the static address, which is an integer in the range of 0 to 128. The default is 0.
• Static IPv6 Address Status—One of the following values appears:
• Operational—The IP address has been verified as unique on the LAN and is usable on the interface.
• Tentative—The WAP device initiates a duplicate address detection (DAD) process automatically when a static IP address is assigned. An IPv6 address is in the tentative state while it is being verified as unique on the network. While in this state, the IPv6 address cannot be used to transmit or receive ordinary traffic.
• Blank (no value)—No IP address is assigned or the assigned address is not operational.
• IPv6 Autoconfigured Global Addresses—If the WAP device has been assigned one or more IPv6 addresses automatically, the addresses are listed.
• IPv6 Link Local Address—The IPv6 address used by the local physical link. The link local address is not configurable and is assigned by using the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery process.
• Default IPv6 Gateway—The statically configured default IPv6 gateway.
• IPv6 DNS Nameservers—Select one of the following values:
• Dynamic—The DNS name servers are learned dynamically through DHCPv6.
• Manual—You specify up to two IPv6 DNS name servers in the fields provided.
• Click Save. The changes are saved to the Startup Configuration.

NOTE     After new settings are saved, the corresponding processes may be stopped and restarted. When this happens, the WAP device may lose connectivity. We recommend that you change WAP device settings when a loss of connectivity will least affect your wireless clients.