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automatically form IPv6 addresses from network prefixes contained in Router
Advertisements (RAs). RAs are received directly by the nShield nShield 5c Operating
System and automatically forms IPv6 addresses by combining the network prefixes
contained in the RA with the MAC address of the receiving Ethernet interface. As they
are created by the Operating System, SLAAC IPv6 addresses are not subject to the same
validation rules as addresses entered via the nShield nShield 5c front panel. If SLAAC is
to be used to configure nShield nShield 5c IPv6 addresses in preference to statically
entered addresses, then network planners must take care to ensure that prefixes
advertised to the nShield nShield 5c are of a suitable type, see
by use case.
9.2.1.1.3. Acceptable IPv6 address by use case
The types of IPv6 which are acceptable as a static address are given in the table below
For examples of valid IPv6 addresses, see
Use Case
Static IPv6 Address
Entry
IPv6 Default
Gateway
IPv6 Route Entry - IP
Range
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Acceptable Address Type
• Global Unicast
• Local Unicast
• Global Unicast
• Local Unicast
• Link-local
• Unknown
• Loopback
• Global Unicast
• Local Unicast
• Link local
• Teredo
• Benchmarking
• Orchid
• 6to4
• Documentation
• Multicast
Valid IPv6 Addresses.
Acceptable IPv6 address
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