Ipv6 Interface Addresses - Linksys LGS308 User Manual

• All link local Multicast addresses (FF02::1)
• Solicited-Node Multicast address (format FF02::1:FFXX:XXXX)

IPv6 Interface Addresses

To assign an IPv6 address to an IPv6 Interface:
1. Click Configuration > IP Interface> IPv6 > IPv6 Interface Addresses.
2. To filter the table, select an interface name, and click Search. The interface appears in the
IPv6 Address Table.
3. Click Add.
4. Enter values for the fields.
• IPv6 Interface—Displays the interface on which the IPv6 address is to be defined.
If an * is displayed, the IPv6 interface is not enabled but has been configured.
• IPv6 Address Type—Select the type of the IPv6 address to add.
Link Local—An IPv6 address that uniquely identifies hosts on a single network link.
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A link local address has a prefix of FE80, is not routable, and can be used for
communication only on the local network. Only one link local address is supported.
If a link local address exists on the interface, this entry replaces the address in the
configuration.
• Global—An IPv6 address that is a global Unicast IPV6 type that is visible and
reachable from other networks.
IPv6 Address—In Layer 2, the device supports a singleIPv6 interface. In
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addition to the default link local and Multicast addresses, the device also
automatically adds global addresses to the interface based on the router
advertisements it receives. The device supports a maximum of 128 addresses at
the interface. Each address must be a valid IPv6 address that is specified in
hexadecimal format by using 16-bit values separated by colons.
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