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

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Configuring the IPv6 Default Gateway

Use the IP > IPv6 Configuration (Configure Global) page to configure an IPv6 default gateway for the
switch.

CLI References

“ipv6 default-gateway”

on page 600

Parameters

These parameters are displayed:

Default Gateway – Sets the IPv6 address of the default next hop router.

All IPv6 addresses must be configured according to RFC 2373 “IPv6 Addressing
Architecture,” using 8 colon-separated 16-bit hexadecimal values. One double colon may
be used in the address to indicate the appropriate number of zeros required to fill the
undefined fields.

The same link-local address may be used by different interfaces/nodes in different zones
(RFC 4007). Therefore, when specifying a link-local address, include zone identifier
information indicating the VLAN identifier after the % delimiter. For example,
FE80::7272%1 identifies VLAN 1 as the interface from which the ping is sent.

An IPv6 default gateway must be defined if the management station or target device is
located in a different IPv6 segment. Otherwise, you can define a static route (

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to ensure that traffic to the designated address or subnet passes through a preferred
gateway.

A default gateway can only be successfully set when a network interface that directly
connects to the gateway has been configured on the switch.

Interface

To configure an IPv6 default gateway for the switch:

1. Click IP, IPv6 Configuration.

2. Select Configure Global from the Action list.

3. Enter the IPv6 default gateway.

4. Click Apply.

FIGURE 319

Configuring the IPv6 Default Gateway

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