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3-1-5. IPv6 Configuration
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is a version of the Internet Protocol (IP) that is
designed to succeed Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4). The Internet operates by transferring
data in small packets that are independently routed across networks as specified by an
international communications protocol known as the Internet Protocol. Each data packet
contains two numeric addresses that are the packet's origin and destination devices. Since
1981, IPv4 has been the publicly used version of the Internet Protocol, and it is currently the
foundation for most Internet communications. The growth of the Internet has mandated a
need for more addresses than are possible with IPv4. IPv6 allows for vastly more addresses.
Function name:
IPv6 Configuration
Function description:
Configure the switch-managed IPv6 information on this page.
The Configured column is used to view or change the IPv6 configuration.
The Current column is used to show the active IPv6 configuration.
Parameter description:
Auto Configuration
Enable IPv6 auto-configuration by checking this box. If fails, the
configured IPv6 address is zero. The router may delay responding to a
router solicitation for a few seconds, the total time needed to complete
auto-configuration can be significantly longer.
Address
Provide the IPv6 address of this switch. IPv6 address is in 128-bit records
represented as eight fields of up to four hexadecimal digits with a colon
separating each field (:). For example, 'fe80::215:c5ff:fe03:4dc7'. The
symbol '::' is a special syntax that can be used as a shorthand way of
representing multiple 16-bit groups of contiguous zeros; but it can only
appear once. It can also represent a legally valid IPv4 address. For
example, '::192.1.2.34'.
Publication date:March., 2011
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