NETGEAR FVS318N

Internet and Broadband Settings
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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
Let the Wireless VPN Firewall Automatically Configure
an IPv6 Internet Connection
The wireless VPN firewall can autoconfigure its ISP settings through a DHCPv6 server by
using either stateless or stateful address autoconfiguration:
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tateless address autoconfiguration. The wireless VPN firewall generates its own IP
address by using a combination of locally available information and router
advertisements, but receives DNS server information from a DHCP server.
Router advertisements include a prefix that ident
ifies the subnet that is associated with
the WAN port. The IP address is formed by combining this prefix and the MAC address of
the WAN port. The IP address is a dynamic address.
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tateful address autoconfiguration. The wireless VPN firewall obtains an interface
address, configuration information such as DNS server information, and other
parameters from a DHCP server. The IP address is a dynamic address.
 To automatically configure the WAN port for an IPv6 connection to the Internet:
1. Select Network Configuratio
n > WAN Settings > Broadband ISP Settings (IPv6).
The Broadband ISP Settings (IPv6) screen displays:
Figure 15.
2. In the Internet Address section of the screen, from the IPv6 drop-down list, select DHCPv6.