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XS712T Smart Switch
IPv6 Network Configuration
Use the IPv6 Network Configuration screen to configure the IPv6 network interface, which is
the logical interface used for in-band connectivity with the switch through all of the switch's
front-panel ports. The configuration parameters associated with the switch's network
interface do not affect the configuration of the front-panel ports through which traffic is
switched or routed.
To access the switch over a IPv6 network, you must
initially configure the switch with IPv6
information (IPv6 prefix, prefix length, and default gateway). IPv6 can be configured using
any of the following options:
• I
Pv6 Auto Configuration
• DHCPv6
When in-band connectivity is established, IPv6 information
can be changed using any of the
following:
• SNMP-b
ased management
• W
eb-based management
To configure the network information for an IPv6 network:
1. Select System
Management IPv6 Network Configuration.
A screen similar to the following displays.
2. Next to the Admin Mode field, ensure the Enable radio button is selected.
3. Dete
rmine how the switch acquires an IPv6 address:
• IPv
6 Address Auto Configuration Mode. When enabled, the network interface can
acquire an IPv6 address through IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) and
through the use of Router Advertisement messages. When disabled, the network
interface will not use the native IPv6 address auto configuration features to acquire an
IPv6 address. Auto configuration can be enabled only when DHCPv6 is not enabled
on any of the management interfaces.
• DHCPv6. Next to
the Current Network Configuration Protocol field, select DHCPv6 to
enable the DHCPv6 client on the interface. The switch attempts to acquire network