Operation Manual

Chapter 12 IPv6
NBG6515 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 50 Network > IPv6 > General
LABEL DESCRIPTION
IPv6 Connection Type Setup
IPv6
Connection
Type
Select Link Local Only to use the link-local address which uniquely identifies a device on
the local network (the LAN).
Select Static IPv6 if you have a fixed IPv6 address assigned by your ISP.
Select DHCPv6 if you want to obtain an IPv6 address from a DHCPv6 server.
WAN IPv6 Address Setup
This is available only when you select Static IPv6 in the IPv6 Connection Type field.
IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address on the WAN side in this field.
Subnet Prefix
Length
Enter the address prefix length to specify how many most significant bits in an IPv6 address
compose the network address.
Gateway IP
Address
Enter the IPv6 address of the next-hop gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the
same segment as your NBG's interface(s). The gateway helps forward packets to their
destinations.
First DNS
Server
Second DNS
Server
Specify the DNS server IPv6 address assigned by the ISP.
IPv6 DNS Setup
This is available only when you select DHCPv6 in the IPv6 Connection Type field.
DNS Setup
Select From ISP to have the NBG get the IPv6 DNS server addresses from the ISP
automatically.
Select User-Defined to have the NBG use the IPv6 DNS server addresses you configure
manually.
First DNS
Server
Enter the first IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Second DNS
Server
Enter the second IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
LAN IPv6 Address Setup
Enable DHCP-
PD
Select this option to use DHCPv6 prefix delegation. The NBG will obtain an IPv6 prefix from
the ISP or a connected uplink router for the LAN.
LAN IPv6
Address
Enter the IPv6 address for the NBG on the LAN.
LAN IPv6 Link-
local Address
This displays the IPv6 link-local address on the NBG interfaces in the LAN.
Address Auto configuration Setup
This is not available when you select Link Local Only in the IPv6 Connection Type field.
Enable Address
Auto
configuration
Select this option if you want the devices on your local area network to obtain network
address that are not managed by a DHCPv6 server.