•

Connection Type

. This field indicates the connection type that is detected.

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s WAN

(or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by

the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN

interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline

(_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.

6.

Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:

•

Use DHCP Server

. This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not

support the DHCv6 client function.

•

Auto Config

. This is the default setting.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

7.

(Optional) Select the

Use This Interface ID

check box and specify the interface ID to be used for the IPv6

address of the router’s LAN interface.

If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC address.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection

The remote relay router is the router to which your router creates a 6to4 tunnel. Make sure that the IPv4 Internet

connection is working before you apply the 6to4 tunnel settings for the IPv6 connection.

To set up an IPv6 Internet connection by using a 6to4 tunnel:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

.The default password is

password

.The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The IPv6 page displays.

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5.

From the

Internet Connection Type

menu, select

6to4 Tunnel

.

The router automatically detects the information in the Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN field.This field shows the

IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the

prefix, which is also indicated by the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field

displays Not Available.

6.

Select a Remote 6to4 Relay Router radio button:

•

Auto

.Your router uses any remote relay router that is available on the Internet. This is the default setting.

•

Static IP Address

. Enter the static IPv4 address of the remote relay router.Your IPv6 ISP usually provides

this address.

7.

Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:

•

Use DHCP Server

. This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not

support the DHCPv6 client function.

•

Auto Config

. This is the default setting.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

8.

(Optional) Select the

Use This Interface ID

check box and specify the interface ID to be used for the IPv6

address of the router’s LAN interface.

If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC address.

9.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection

In pass-through mode, the router works as a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with two ports (LAN and WAN Ethernet ports)

for IPv6 packets. The router does not process any IPv6 header packets.

To set up a pass-through IPv6 Internet connection:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

.The default password is

password

.The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

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The IPv6 page displays.

The Basic Settings page displays.

5.

From the

Internet Connection Type

menu, select

Pass Through

.

The page adjusts, but no additional fields display.

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection

To set up a fixed IPv6 Internet connection:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

.The default password is

password

.The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The IPv6 page displays.

5.

From the

Internet Connection Type

menu, select

Fixed

.

6.

Configure the fixed IPv6 addresses for the WAN connection:

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•

IPv6 Address/Prefix Length

. The IPv6 address and prefix length of the router WAN interface.

•

Default IPv6 Gateway

. The IPv6 address of the default IPv6 gateway for the router’s WAN interface.

•

Primary DNS Server

. The primary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router.

•

Secondary DNS Server

.The secondary DNS server that resolves IPv6 domain name records for the router.

If you do not specify the DNS servers, the router uses the DNS servers that are configured

for the IPv4 Internet connection on the Internet Setup page. (See

Manually Set Up the Internet

Connection

on page 18.)

Note

7.

Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:

•

Use DHCP Server

. This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not

support the DHCPv6 client function.

•

Auto Config

. This is the default setting.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

8.

In the

IPv6 Address/Prefix Length

fields, specify the static IPv6 address and prefix length of the router’s LAN

interface.

If you do not specify an ID here, the router generates one automatically from its MAC address.

9.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection

To set up an IPv6 Internet connection with a DHCP server:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

2.

Type

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

.The default password is

password

.The user name and password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > IPv6

.

The IPv6 page displays.

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5.

From the

Internet Connection Type

menu, select

DHCP

.

The router automatically detects the information in the following fields:

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on WAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s WAN

(or Internet) interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by

the underline (_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.

•

Router’s IPv6 Address on LAN

. This field shows the IPv6 address that is acquired for the router’s LAN

interface. The number after the slash (/) is the length of the prefix, which is also indicated by the underline

(_) under the IPv6 address. If no address is acquired, the field displays Not Available.

6.

(Optional) In the

User Class (If Required)

field, enter a host name.

Most people can leave this field blank, but if your ISP gave you a specific host name, enter it here.

7.

(Optional) In the

Domain Name (If Required)

field, enter a domain name.

You can type the domain name of your IPv6 ISP. Do not enter the domain name for the IPv4 ISP here. For

example, if your ISP’s mail server is mail.xxx.yyy.zzz, type xxx.yyy.zzz as the domain name. If your ISP provided

a domain name, type it in this field. For example, Earthlink Cable might require a host name of home, and

Comcast sometimes supplies a domain name.

8.

Select an IP Address Assignment radio button:

•

Use DHCP Server

. This method passes more information to LAN devices but some IPv6 systems might not

support the DHCv6 client function.

•

Auto Config

. This is the default setting.

This setting specifies how the router assigns IPv6 addresses to the devices on your home network (the LAN).

9.

(Optional) Select the

Use This Interface ID

check box and specify the interface ID to be used for the IPv6

address of the router’s LAN interface.

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