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Auto Configuration (SLAAC/DHCPv6)

Select either Obtain DNS server address automatically or Use the

following DNS address.

If you selected Use the following DNS address above, enter the

primary DNS server address.

If you selected Use the following DNS address above, enter the

secondary DNS server address.

Enable or disable prefix delegation services.

If you disabled DHCP-PD, enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address for the

router.

Displays the router’s LAN link-local address.

Enable or disable the Automatic IPv6 Address Assignment feature.

Enable or disable DHCP-PD for other IPv6 routers connected to the

LAN interface.

Note: This feature requires a smaller subnet prefix than /64 (i.e.

allowing for a larger address allocation), such as /63. Contact your

ISP for more information.

DNS Type:

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

Enable DHCP-

PD:

LAN IPv6

Address:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

Enable

Automatic

IPv6 Address

Assignment:

Enable

Automatic

DHCP-PD in

LAN:

This is a connection method where the ISP assigns your IPv6 address when your router requests one from the ISP’s server. Some ISPs require you

to make some settings on your side before your router can connect to the IPv6 Internet.

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Select Stateful (DHCPv6), SLAAC + RDNSS or SLAAC + Stateless

DHCPv6.

Enter the IPv6 address lifetime (in minutes).

Click

Save

when you are done.

Autoconfiguration

Type:

Router

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PPPoE

Choose

Share with IPv4

to re-use your IPv4 PPPoE username and

password, or

Create a new session

.

If you selected

Create a new session

above, enter the PPPoE

username provided by your ISP here.

If you selected

Create a new session

above, enter the PPPoE

password provided by your ISP here.

Select

Static IP

if your ISP assigned you the IP address, subnet mask,

gateway, and DNS server addresses. In most cases, select

Dynamic IP

.

Maximum Transmission Unit - you may need to change the MTU for

optimal performance with your ISP.

Select either

Obtain DNS server address automatically

or

Use the

following DNS address

.

PPPoE Session:

Username:

Password:

Address Mode:

MTU:

DNS Type:

Select PPPoE if your Internet connection requires you to enter a username and password. This information is provided by your Internet service

provider (ISP).

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Enable DHCP-PD for LAN IPv6.

Displays the router’s LAN link-local address.

Enable automatic IPv6 address assignment.

Enable or disable DHCP-PD for other IPv6 routers connected to the

LAN interface.

Note:

This feature requires a smaller subnet prefix than /64 (i.e. allowing

for a larger address allocation), such as /63. Contact your ISP for more

information.

Select

SLAAC + RDNSS

or

SLAAC + Stateless DHCP, Stateful

(DHCPv6)

.

Enter the IPv6 address lifetime (in minutes).

Click

Save

when you are done.

Enable DHCP-

PD:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

Enable

Automatic

IPv6 Address

Assignment:

Enable

Automatic

DHCP-PD in

LAN:

Auto

Configuration

Type:

Router

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IPv6 in IPv4 Tunnel

Enter the IPv4 remote address you will use.

Enter the IPv6 remote address you will use.

Enter the IPv4 local address you will use.

Enter the IPv6 local address you will use.

Enter the subnet prefix length supplied by your ISP.

Select either

Obtain DNS server address automatically

or

Use the

following DNS address

.

If you selected

Use the following DNS address

above, enter the

primary DNS server address.

If you selected

Use the following DNS address

above, enter the

secondary DNS server address.

Enable or disable prefix delegation services.

If you disabled DHCP-PD, enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address for the

router.

Remote IPv4

Address:

Remote IPv6

Address:

Local IPv4

Address:

Local IPv6

Address:

Subnet Prefix

Length:

DNS Type:

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

Enable DHCP-

PD:

LAN IPv6

Address:

The user can configure the IPv6 connection to run in IPv4 Tunnel mode. IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling encapsulates IPv6 packets in IPv4 packets so

that IPv6 packets can be sent over an IPv4 infrastructure.