Creating an IPv6 interface using EDM

Use the following procedure to create an IPv6 interface.

Prerequisites

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the navigation tree, double-click IPv6.

2

In the IPv6 tree, double-click IPv6.

3

On the work area, click the Interfaces tab.

4

On the toolbar, click Insert.

5

Configure the IPv6 interface.

6

Click Insert.

7

On the toobar, click Apply.


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Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to create an IPv6 interface.

Variable Value
IfIndex Identifies a physical interface or a logical interface (VLAN). For a VLAN, it is the Ifindex of the VLAN.
Identifier Specifies the IPv6 address interface identifier, which is a binary string of up to 8 octets in network byte order.
Descr Specifies a text string containing information about the interface. The network management system also sets this string.
ReasmMaxSize(MTU) Specifies the MTU for this IPv6 interface. This value must be same for all the IP addresses defined on this interface. Value: 1280–9600
AdminStatus Specifies whether the administration status of the interface is enabled (true) or disabled (false).
ReachableTime Specifies the time (in milliseconds) that a neighbor is considered reachable after receiving a reachability confirmation. Value: 0–36000000 ms
RetransmitTime Specifies the RetransmitTime, which is the time (in milliseconds) between retransmissions of neighbor solicitation messages to a neighbor when resolving the address or when probing the reachability of a neighbor. Value: 0–36000000 ms