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Configuring Networking
Configuring IPv6
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Configuring DHCPv6
When the ISP allows you to obtain the WAN IP settings via DHCP, you need to
provide details for the DHCPv6 client configuration.
STEP 1 Choose IPv6 > IPv6 WAN (Internet).
STEP 2 In the WAN (Internet) Address (IPv6) field, choose DHCPv6.
STEP 3 Choose if the DHCPv6 client on the gateway is stateless or stateful. If a stateful
client is selected, the gateway connects to the ISP's DHCPv6 server for a leased
address. For stateless DHCP, it is not necessary to have a DHCPv6 server
available at the ISP. Instead, an ICMPv6 discover message will originate from the
Cisco RV180/RV180W and is used for auto-configuration.
STEP 4 Click Save.
Configuring a Static IP Address
If your ISP assigns you a fixed address to access the Internet, choose this option.
The information needed for configuring a static IP address can be obtained from
your ISP.
STEP 1 Choose IPv6 > IPv6 WAN (Internet).
STEP 2 In the WAN (Internet) Address (IPv6) field, choose Static IPv6.
STEP 3 Enter the IPv6 IP address assigned to your firewall.
STEP 4 Enter the IPv6 prefix length defined by the ISP. The IPv6 network (subnet) is
identified by the initial bits of the address which are called the prefix (for example,
in the IP address 2001:0DB8:AC10:FE01::, 2001 is the prefix). All hosts in the
network have identical initial bits for their IPv6 address; the number of common
initial bits in the networks addresses is set in this field.
STEP 5 Enter the default IPv6 gateway address, or the IP address of the server at the ISP
that this firewall will connect to for accessing the internet.
STEP 6 Enter the primary and secondary DNS server IP addresses on the ISP's IPv6
network. DNS servers map Internet domain names (for example, www.cisco.com)
to IP addresses.
STEP 7 Click Save.