Chapter 6 Broadband
VMG8924-B10D/B30D User’s Guide
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6.2.1.2 Bridge Mode
Click the Add new WAN Interface in the Network Setting > Broadband screen or the Edit icon next to the
connection you want to configure. Select Bridge as the encapsulation mode. The screen varies
depending on the interface type you select.
If you select ADSL/VDSL over PTM as the interface type, the following screen appears.
Static IPv6
Address
Select Static IPv6 Address if you have a fixed IPv6 address assigned by your ISP. When you select
this, the following fields appear.
IPv6 Address Enter an IPv6 IP address that your ISP gave to you for this WAN interface.
Prefix Length Enter the address prefix length to specify how many most significant bits in an IPv6 address
compose the network address.
IPv6 Default
Gateway
Enter the IP address of the next-hop gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the same
segment as your VMG's interface(s). The gateway helps forward packets to their destinations.
IPv6 Routing Feature (This is available only when you select IPv4 IPv6 DualStack or IPv6 Only in the IPv4/IPv6 Mode
field. You can enable IPv6 routing features in the following section.)
MLD Proxy
Enable
Select this checkbox to have the VMG act as an MLD proxy on this connection. This allows the
VMG to get subscription information and maintain a joined member list for each multicast
group. It can reduce multicast traffic significantly.
Apply as Default
Gateway
Select this option to have the VMG use the WAN interface of this connection as the system
default gateway.
IPv6 DNS Server (This is available only when you select IPv4 IPv6 DualStack or IPv6 Only in the IPv4/IPv6 Mode field.
Configure the IPv6 DNS server in the following section.
Obtain IPv6 DNS
Info
Automatically
Select Obtain IPv6 DNS Info Automatically to have the VMG get the IPv6 DNS server addresses
from the ISP automatically.
Use Following
Static IPv6 DNS
Address
Select Use Following Static IPv6 DNS Address to have the VMG use the IPv6 DNS server addresses
you configure manually.
Primary DNS
Server
Enter the first IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Secondary DNS
Server
Enter the second IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Table 10 Network Setting > Broadband > Add New WAN Interface/Edit (Routing Mode) (continued)
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