Chapter 7 WAN
NBG-418N v2 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 37
Network > WAN > IPv6 (Static IPv6)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
IPv6 Connection
Type
Select
Static IPv6
when your ISP provides you a set IPv6 address that does not
change. You must also enter the IPv6 address, Subnet Prefix Length, Default Gateway,
Primary and Secondary DNS Server provided by your ISP.
Wan IPv6 Address Settings
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.
Default Gateway
Enter the IP address of the next-hop gateway. The gateway is a router or switch on the
same segment as your NBG-418N v2's interface(s). The gateway helps forward packets
to their destinations.
IPv6 DNS Settings
Primary DNS
Address
Enter the first IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
Secondary DNS
Address
Enter the second IPv6 DNS server address assigned by the ISP.
LAN IPv6 Address Settings
LAN IPv6 Address
Enter the IPv6 address for the LAN port in this field.
LAN IPv6 Link-Local
Address
This shows the IPv6 Link-local address in the LAN side. This is used by routers when
communicating with neighboring devices on the same link. It allows IPv6-capable
devices to communicate with each other in the LAN side.i
Address Autoconfiguration Settings
Enable
Autoconfiguration
Click
Enable Autoconfiguration
if you want the devices on your local area network to
obtain network address that are not managed by a DHCPv6 server.
Autoconfiguration
Type
Select
SLAAC + Stateless DHCPv6
if you want the interface to automatically generate
a link-local address via stateless autoconfiguration.
Select
Stateful(DHCPv6)
when the devices connected to your LAN needs to have their
TCP/IP configuration set to DHCPv6 or obtain an IPv6 address automatically.
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Lifetime
If you select
SLAAC + Stateless DHCPv6
, type in the
Router Advertisement
Lifetime
which is the amount of time in minutes that a device may have an IPv6
address before it is required to renew the lease.
IPv6 Address
Range(Start)
If you select
Stateful (DHCPv6)
, specify the range of IPv6 addresses from which the
DHCPv6 server assigns to the clients. Enter the smallest value of the last block of the
IPv6 addresses which are to be allocated.
IPv6 Address
Range(End)
If you select
Stateful (DHCPv6)
, specify the range of IPv6 addresses from which the
DHCPv6 server assigns to the clients. Enter the largest value of the last block of the
IPv6 addresses which are to be allocated.
IPv6 Address
Lifetime
If you select
Stateful (DHCPv6)
, specify how long (in minutes) the IPv6 addresses
remain valid.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG-418N v2.
Reset
Click
Reset
to begin configuring this screen afresh.