Set Up An Ipv6 6Rd Internet Connection - NETGEAR Nighthawk X8 5 User Manual

• Auto Config. This is the default setting.
This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).
10. (Optional) Select the Use This Interface ID check box and specify the interface ID to be used for the IPv6
address of the router's LAN interface.
If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC address.
11. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 6rd Internet Connection

The 6rd protocol makes it possible to deploy IPv6 to sites using a service provider's IPv4 network. 6rd uses the
service provider's own IPv6 address prefix. This limits the operational domain of 6rd to the service provider's network
and is under direct control of the service provider. The IPv6 service provided is equivalent to native IPv6. The 6rd
mechanism relies upon an algorithmic mapping between the IPv6 and IPv4 addresses that are assigned for use
within the service provider's network. This mapping allows for automatic determination of IPv4 tunnel endpoints from
IPv6 prefixes, allowing stateless operation of 6rd.
With a 6rd tunnel configuration, the router follows the RFC5969 standard, supporting two ways to establish a 6rd
tunnel IPv6 WAN connection:
• Auto mode. In IPv6 Auto Detect mode, when the router receives option 212 from the DHCPv4 option, auto
detect selects the IPv6 as 6rd tunnel setting. The router uses the 6rd option information to establish the 6rd
connection.
• Manual mode. Select 6rd Tunnel. If the router receives option 212, the fields are automatically completed.
Otherwise, you must enter the 6rd settings.
To set up an IPv6 6rd Internet connection:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6.
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