Ipv6: The New Internet Protocol - AVM FRITZ!Box 3270 Installation, Configuration And Operation

IPv6: The New Internet Protocol

8.8 IPv6: The New Internet Protocol
IPv6 stands for Internet protocol version 6 and is the succes-
sor to IPv4.
The FRITZ!Box supports the new IPv6 web protocol and can al-
ready establish IPv6 connections today:
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IPv6-capable Services in the Home Network
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IPv6-capable Services in the Internet
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IPv6 support can be switched on in the FRITZ!Box user
interface, in the "Internet / Account Information" menu.
For simultaneous use of IPv6 and IPv4, the FRITZ!Box
supports dual-stack and dual-stack lite. This means that
the FRITZ!Box can communicate with both IPv4 and IPv6
domains in the Internet.
The FRITZ!Box supports native IPv6 and IPv6 with a tun-
nel protocol. Native IPv6 means that your Internet Ser-
vice Provider supports IPv6 directly on your line.
FRITZ!NAS access via SMB or FTP/FTPS
access to the user interface with http or https over IPv6
The DNS resolver of the FRITZ!Box supports queries for
IPv6 addresses (AAAA records) and can query the up-
stream DNS resolver of the Internet Service Provider over
IPv6.
The globally valid prefix is distributed via router adver-
tisement.
For guest access to the WLAN, the home network and
WLAN guests are separated by IPv6 subnetworks.
UPnP, UPnP AV media server
FRITZ!NAS access via FTPS
completely closed firewall to protect against unwanted
data from the Internet (Stateful Inspection Firewall)
automatic provisioning (TR-069)
time synchronization over NTP (Network Time Protocol)
remote access via https
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