Ipv6 Interface - Linksys LGS308 User Manual

IPv6 Interface

An IPv6 interface can be configured on a port, LAG, or VLAN.
To define an IPv6 interface:
1. Click Configuration > IP Interface> IPv6 > IPv6 Interface.
2. Click Add to add a new interface on which interface IPv6 is enabled.
3. Enter the fields:
IPv6 Interface—Select a specific port, LAG, or VLAN for the IPv6 address.
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• Number of DAD Attempts—Enter the number of consecutive neighbor solicitation
messages that are sent while Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) is performed on
the interface's Unicast IPv6 addresses. DAD verifies the uniqueness of a new
Unicast IPv6 address before it is assigned. New addresses remain in a tentative
state during DAD verification. Entering 0 in this field disables duplicate address
detection processing on the specified interface. Entering 1 in this field indicates a
single transmission without follow-up transmissions.
IPv6 Address Auto Configuration—Select to enable automatic address
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configuration from router advertisements sent by neighbors.
Note—The device does not support stateful address autoconfiguration from a DHCPv6
server.
4. Send ICMPv6 Messages—Select to enable generating unreachable destination
messages.
5. Click Apply to enable IPv6 processing on the selected interface. Regular IPv6 interfaces
have the following addresses automatically configured:
• Link local address using EUI-64 format interface ID based on a device's MAC
address
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