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IPv6 Default Routers
The IPv6 Default Routers page enables configuring and viewing the default
IPv6 router addresses . This list contains the routers that are candidates to
become the device default router for nonlocal traffic (it may be empty) . The
device randomly selects a router from the list . The device supports one static
IPv6 default router . Dynamic default routers are routers that have sent router
advertisements to the device IPv6 interface . When adding or deleting IP
addresses, the following events occur:
When removing an IP interface, all the default router IP addresses are
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removed . Dynamic IP addresses cannot be removed .
An alert message appears after an attempt is made to insert more than
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a single user-defined address .
An alert message appears when attempting to insert a non-link local
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type address, meaning 'fe80:' . To define a default router, do the following:
STEP 1 Click Configuration > IP Interface> IPv6 > Default Routers .
This page displays the following fields for each default router:
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Default Router IPv6 Address — Link local IP address of the default router .
IPv6 Interface — Outgoing IPv6 interface where the default router
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resides .
State — Whether route is reachable or unreachable .
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Type — The default router configuration that includes the following
options:
Static — The default router was manually added to this table through the
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Add button .
Dynamic — The default router was dynamically configured .
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STEP 2 Click Add to add a static default router .
STEP 3 Enter the following fields:
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IPv6 Interface — Displays the outgoing Link Local interface .
Default Router IPv6 Address — The IP address of the default router
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STEP 4 Click Apply . The default router is saved to the Running Configuration file .
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