Ipv6 Management Features - Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Manual

IPv6 Management Features

The PowerConnect 8024/8024F switch software includes several enhancements to the IPv6 management
feature. You can assign either an IPv4 or IPv6 address to the management interface. In previous software
releases, the management port supported IPv6 addresses, but only when the switch received its IPv6
addressing and gateway definitions through auto-configuration when connected to an IPv6 router on the
management network. Support for host name mapping to a host with an IPv6 address is also present.
To display the IPv6 Management Interface page, click System → IP Addressing → IPv6 Address
Management in the tree view.
Figure 6-31. IPv6 Address Management
The IPv6 Address Management page contains the following fields:
• IPv6 Mode —Enables or disables IPv6 mode on the management interface.
• Network Configuration Protocol — Specify whether to use DHCP for dynamic IPv6 address
assignment. If you select None, you can configure a static IPv6 address.
• IPv6 Stateless Address AutoConfig Mode — Enable or disable IPv6 auto address configuration on the
interface. When IPv6 AutoConfig Mode is enabled, automatic IPv6 address configuration and gateway
configuration is allowed by processing the Router Advertisements received on the management
interface.
DHCPv6 Client DUID — This is a read-only field that contains a unique ID generated from the
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MAC address when the DHCPv6 client is enabled. To get the value for this field, set the network
protocol to DHCP.
• Change IPv6 Gateway — Select this option to allow the IPv6 Gateway field to be edited.
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