Datatek IPv6 Transformer User Manual User Manual
Page 11
S E C T I O N 1
F A Q
11
Q11.
My legacy device gets its IP address from a DHCP server. Will this still work
with a Transformer?
A11.
Yes, the Transformer can act as a DHCP server to the legacy device.
Q12.
My legacy device connects to hosts by using domain names, not IP addresses.
Can it still do this?
A12.
The Transformer has a DNS ALG (Application Layer Gateway) that will forward your
legacy device’s queries for an IPv4 address to a DNS server. The DNS ALG will prefer finding
an IPv6 address for a DNS query and will return a proxy IPv4 address to the host.
Q13.
Does the Transformer provide any security?
A13.
Yes, IPsecv2 and IPsecv3 are both supported, along with a choice of several
cryptographic algorithms. The Transformer acts as an IPsec proxy for your IPv4 legacy device.
The secured path will be between the Transformer and a remote host that also supports IPsec.
The path between your legacy device and Transformer is not secured, but since they are supposed
to be co-located and tightly coupled, this should not be a problem.
Q14.
Has the Transformer been certified by an independent 3rd party?
A14.
The Transformer has passed the IPv6 Ready Phase-2 Gold Core, USGv6 Basic,
SLAAC, Address Architecture and IPsec Conformance tests as performed by the University of
New Hampshire (UNH) interoperabilty test lab. The Transformer has been certified for IPv6 by
the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), which is the official DoD test agency.
Q15.
The status bar at the bottom of my web browser shows “Waiting for [address]”.
A15.
Some web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox may show “Waiting for [address]” in the
status bar at the bottom instead of “Done” after the page is loaded. This can be ignored.
Q16.
I logged into the GUI and when I opened another connection, I was not re-
prompted to log in
.
A16.
The login and password dialog box for the Transformer’s web browser GUI may not
appear for subsequent connections from a browser session that has previously established a login
to the Transformer’s GUI.