IP Configuration
IPv6 Management and Interfaces
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To configure an IPv6 tunnel:
STEP 1 In Layer 2 system mode, click Administration > Management Interface > IPv6 
Tunnel.
In Layer 3 system mode, click IP Configuration > IPv6 Management and 
Interfaces > IPv6 Tunnel.
STEP  2 Enter values for the following fields:
• Tunnel Number—Displays the automatic tunnel router domain number. 
• Tunnel Type—Always ISATAP. 
• Source IPv4 Address—The IPv4 address of the selected interface on the 
current device used to form part of the IPv6 address. 
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Auto
—Automatically selects the lowest IPv4 address from among all of 
its configured IPv4 interfaces on the device. This option is equivalent to 
the Interface option in Layer 3, because in Layer 2 there is only one 
interface. 
NOTE If the IPv4 address is changed, the local address of the tunnel 
interface is also changed.
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None
—Disable the tunnel.
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Manual
—Enter the IPv4 source address to be used. The IPv4 address 
configured must be one of the IPv4 addresses of the devices IPv4 
interfaces. 
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Interface
—(In Layer 3) Select the IPv4 interface to be used.
• ISATAP Router Name—A global string that represents a specific automatic 
tunnel router domain name. The name can either be the default name 
(ISATAP) or a user defined name.
• ISATAP Solicitation Interval—The number of seconds between ISATAP 
router solicitations messages, when there is no active ISATAP router. The 
interval can be the default value or a user defined interval.
• ISATAP Robustness—Used to calculate the interval for the DNS or router 
solicitation queries. The larger the number, the more frequent the queries.
NOTE The ISATAP tunnel is not operational if the underlying IPv4 interface is 
not in operation.