Managing Ipv6 Network Prefixes - Siemens RX1500 User Manual

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4. On the Neighbor Discovery form, configure the following parameter(s) as required:
Parameter
Enable Route Advertisement
Set Advertisement Interval Option
Set Home Agent Configuration Flag
Home Agent Lifetime
Home Agent Preference
Set Managed Address Configuration Flag
Set Other Statefull Configuration Flag
Router Lifetime
Reachable Time (Millseconds)
5. If required, add IPv6 network prefixes to the device can be advertised its neighbor. For more information on
IPv6 network prefixes, refer to
6. Click Commit to save the changes or click Revert All to abort. A confirmation dialog box appears. Click OK
to proceed.
7. Click Exit Transaction or continue making changes.
Section 5.38.5

Managing IPv6 Network Prefixes

An IPv6-capable interface can use Neighbor Discovery to advertise IPv6 network prefixes to its neighbor on the
same link.
The following sections describe how to configure and manage IPv6 network prefixes:
• Section 5.38.5.1, "Adding an IPv6 Network Prefix"
• Section 5.38.5.2, "Deleting an IPv6 Network Prefix"
Managing IPv6 Network Prefixes
Description
Enable to send router advertisement messages.
Includes an Advertisement Interval option which indicates to hosts the maximum time in
milliseconds, between successive unsolicited router advertisements.
Sets/unsets the flag in IPv6 router advertisements which indicates to hosts that the
router acts as a home agent and includes a home agent option.
Default: 1800
The value to be placed in the home agent option, when the home agent configuration
flag is set, which indicates the home agent lifetime to hosts. A value of 0 means to place
a router lifetime value.
Default: 0
The value to be placed in the home agent option, when the home agent configuration
flag is set, which indicates the home agent preference to hosts.
The flag in IPv6 router advertisements, which indicates to hosts that they should use
the managed (stateful) protocol for addresses autoconfiguraiton in addition to any
addresses autoconfigured using stateless address autoconfiguration.
The flag in IPv6 router advertisements, which indicates to hosts that they should use
the administered (stateful) protocol to obtain autoconfiguration information other than
addresses.
Default: 1800
The value (in seconds) to be placed in the Router Lifetime field of router advertisements
sent from the interface. Indicates the usefulness of the router as a default router on this
interface. Setting the value to zero indicates that the router should not be considered a
default router on this interface. It must be either zero or between the value specified with
the IPv6 nd ra-interval (or default) and 9000 seconds.
Default: 0
The value (in milliseconds) to be placed in the Reachable Time field in the router
advertisement messages sent by the router. The configured time enables the router to
detect unavailable neightbors. The value zero means unspecified (by this router).
Section 5.38.5, "Managing IPv6 Network
Setup and Configuration
Prefixes".
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