IPv6 Interface

The switch supports one IPv6 interface. In additional to the default link local and Multicast addresses, the switch also automatically adds global addresses to the interface based on the router advertisements that it receives. Each address must be a valid IPv6 address that is specified in hexadecimal format by using 16-bit values separated by colons.

To assign an IPv6 address to the IPv6 Interface:

Procedure

Step 1

Click IP Configuration > Management Interface > IPv6 Interface.

Step 2

Check Enable next to IPv6 Address Auto Configuration field to automatically assign IPv6 addresses by the DHCPv6 server, or uncheck to disable this feature.

Step 3

Check Enable next to the DHCPv6 field to enable the DHCPv6 server, or uncheck to disable this feature.

Step 4

If you disable DHCPv6 and IPv6 Address Auto Configuration, manually enter the following fields:

  • IPv6 Address—Enter the IPv6 address of the switch.

  • Prefix Length—Enter the length of the global IPv6 prefix of the switch.

  • IPv6 Gateway—Enter the link local IPv6 address of the default router.

  • Link Local Address—Displays the IPv6 address of the local link.

  • IPv6 Address Inuse—Displays the IPv6 address currently used by the switch.

  • IPv6 Gateway Inuse—Displays the IPv6 gateway address currently used by the switch.

Step 5

To configure the interface as a DHCPv6 client so that the interface is able to receive information from the DHCPv6 server for DHCPv6 auto configuration feature, enter the DHCPv6 Client fields:

  • Stateless—Check Enable to enable the interface as a stateless DHCPv6 client.

  • Minimum Information Refresh Time—Select either Infinite (no refresh unless the server sends this option) or User Defined to manually set a value. This value is used to put a floor on the refresh time value. If the server sends a refresh time option that is less than this value, this value is used instead.

  • Information Refresh Time—Select either Infinite (no refresh unless the server sends this option) or User Defined to manually set a value. This value indicates how often the switch will refresh information received from the DHCPv6 server. If this option is not received from the server, the value entered here is used.

Step 6

Click Apply. The IPv6 interface settings are defined, and the Running Configuration is updated.