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Setting the Switch’s IP Address (IP Version 6)

Link Local – Configures an IPv6 link-local address.

The address prefix must be in the range of FE80~FEBF.

You can configure only one link-local address per interface.

The specified address replaces a link-local address that was automatically generated
for the interface.

IPv6 Address – IPv6 address assigned to this interface.

Interface
To configure an IPv6 address:

1. Click IP, IPv6 Configuration.

2. Select Add IPv6 Address from the Action list.

3. Specify the VLAN to configure, select the address type, and then enter an IPv6 address and

prefix length.

4. Click Apply.

FIGURE 338

Configuring an IPv6 Address

Showing IPv6 Addresses

Use the IP > IPv6 Configuration (Show IPv6 Address) page to display the IPv6 addresses assigned
to an interface.

CLI References

“show ipv6 interface”

on page 614

Parameters
These parameters are displayed:

VLAN – ID of a configured VLAN which is to be used for management access. By default, all
ports on the switch are members of VLAN 1. However, the management station can be
attached to a port belonging to any VLAN, as long as that VLAN has been assigned an IP
address. (Range: 1-4093)

IP Address Type – The address type (Global, EUI-64, Link Local).

IP Address – An IPv6 address assigned to this interface.
In addition to the unicast addresses assigned to an interface, a host is also required to listen to
the all-nodes multicast addresses FF01::1 (interface-local scope) and FF02::1 (link-local
scope).