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Enter the IPv6 address lifetime (in minutes).

Click

Save

when you are done.

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Lifetime:

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Auto Configuration

Select either

Obtain DNS server address

or

Use the following

DNS

.

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

Automatic DHCP-PD in LAN

services.

Select

SLAAC + RDNSS

,

SLAAC + Stateless DHCP

, or

Stateful

DHCPv6

.

Enter the IPv6 address lifetime (in minutes).

Click

Save

when you are done.

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:

Autoconfiguration

Type:

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Auto Configuration 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 change some settings on your side before your router can connect to the IPv6 Internet.

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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.

If you selected

Create a new session

above, enter the PPPoE

Password

provided by your ISP.

Select

Static IP

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

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

Dynamic IP

.

Enter the

IP Address

provided by your ISP (for Static IP only).

If you selected

Create a new session

above, enter the ISP

Service

Name

(optional).

If you selected

Create a new session

above, select either

Always

on

,

On demand

, or

Manual

.

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

optimal performance with your ISP.

Select either

Obtain DNS server address

or

Use the following DNS

.

If you selected

Use the following DNS

, enter the

Primary DNS

Server

address.

If you selected

Use the following DNS

, enter the

Secondary DNS

Server

address.

PPPoE Session:

Username:

Password:

Address Mode:

IP Address:

Service Name:

Reconnect

Mode:

MTU:

DNS Type:

Primary DNS

Server:

Secondary DNS

Server:

Select

PPPoE

(Point-to-Point-Tunneling Protocol) if your Internet connection requires you to enter a username and password. This information can be

provided by your Internet service provider (ISP). Required fields will vary, depending on the options you have enabled.

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Enable or disable prefix delegation services.

Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address for the router. (This field is only

required when DHCP-PD is disabled.)

Displays the router’s

LAN IPv6 Link-Local Address

.

Enable or disable the

Automatic IPv6 Address Assignment

feature.

Select

SLAAC + RDNSS

,

SLAAC + Stateless DHCP

or

Stateful

DHCPv6

.

Enter the IPv6 address lifetime (in minutes).

Click

Save

when you are done.

Enable

DHCP-PD:

LAN IPv6

Address:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

Enable

Automatic

IPv6 Address

Assignment:

Auto

Configuration

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IPv6 in IPv4 Tunnel

Enter the

Remote IPv4

address you will use.

Enter the

Remote IPv6

address you will use.

Displays the

Local IPv4

address.

Enter the

Local IPv6

address you will use.

Enter the

Subnet Prefix Length

supplied by your ISP.

Select either

Obtain DNS server address

or

Use the following DNS

.

If you selected

Use the following DNS

above, enter the

Primary

DNS Server

address.

If you selected

Use the following DNS

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 IPv6 Link-Local Address

.

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:

LAN IPv6 Link-

Local Address:

You 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.