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Figure 5: IPv6 Configuration
USAGE GUIDELINES
◆ All IPv6 addresses must be formatted according to RFC 2373 “IPv6 Addressing
Architecture,” using 8 colon-separated 16-bit hexadecimal values. One double colon may
be used in the address to indicate the appropriate number of zeros required to fill the
undefined fields.
◆ When configuring a link-local address, note that the prefix length is fixed at 64 bits, and
the host portion of the default address is based on the modified EUI-64 (Extended
Universal Identifier) form of the interface identifier (i.e., the physical MAC address). You
can manually configure a link-local address by entering the full address with the network
prefix FE80.
◆ To connect to a larger network with multiple subnets, you must configure a global unicast
address. There are several alternatives to configuring this address type:
■ The global unicast address can be automatically configured by taking the network prefix
from router advertisements observed on the local interface, and using the modified EUI-64
form of the interface identifier to automatically create the host portion of the address. This
option can be selected by enabling the Auto Configuration option.
■ You can also manually configure the global unicast address by entering the full address
and prefix length.
◆ The management VLAN to which the IPv6 address is assigned must be specified on the
IP Configuration page.
PARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed:
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