IPv6 Configuration

Use the IPv6 Setting page to configure the IPv6 address by performing the following steps:

Procedure

Step 1

Select LAN > IPv6 Configuration.

Step 2

Configure the following parameters:

  • IPv6 Connection Type — Select one of the following options:

    • DHCPv6 — The IPv6 address is assigned by a DHCPv6 server.

    • Static IPv6 — Manually configure the IPv6 address. The IPv6 address should be in a form similar to xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx (2001:DB8:CAD5:7D91).

  • IPv6 Administrative Mode — Check Enable to enable IPv6 administrative mode.

  • IPv6 Auto Configuration Administrative Mode — Check Enable to enable the IPv6 automatic address configuration.

    When the IPv6 automatic address configuration is enabled, the WAP device recognizes its IPv6 addresses and gateway by processing the router advertisements received on the LAN port. The WAP device can have multiple auto-configured IPv6 addresses.

  • Static IPv6 Address — Enter 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 — Enter 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 — Select one of the following options:

    • Operational — The IP address has been verified as unique and is usable on the LAN interface.

    • Tentative — The WAP device automatically initiates a duplicate address detection (DAD) process when a static IP address is assigned. This IPv6 address is tentative as it is being verified on the network and cannot be used to transmit or receive traffic.

    • Blank (no value) — No IP address is assigned.

  • IPv6 Autoconfigured Global Addresses — Lists the IPv6 addresses which have been automatically assigned to the device.

  • 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 Domain Name Servers — Select one of the following options:

    • Dynamic — The DNS servers are recognized dynamically through the DHCPv6.

    • Manual — To manually specify up to two IPv6 DNS servers.