138 Configuring System InformationIPv6 Management FeaturesThe PowerConnect 8024/8024F switch software includes several enhancements to the IPv6 managementfeature. You can assign either an IPv4 or IPv6 address to the management interface. In previous softwarereleases, the management port supported IPv6 addresses, but only when the switch received its IPv6addressing and gateway definitions through auto-configuration when connected to an IPv6 router on themanagement network. Support for host name mapping to a host with an IPv6 address is also present.To display the IPv6 Management Interface page, click System →IP Addressing →IPv6 AddressManagement in the tree view.Figure 6-31. IPv6 Address ManagementThe IPv6 Address Management page contains the following fields:• IPv6 Mode —Enables or disables IPv6 mode on the management interface.• Network Configuration Protocol — Specify whether to use DHCP for dynamic IPv6 addressassignment. If you select None, you can configure a static IPv6 address.• IPv6 Stateless Address AutoConfig Mode — Enable or disable IPv6 auto address configuration on theinterface. When IPv6 AutoConfig Mode is enabled, automatic IPv6 address configuration and gatewayconfiguration is allowed by processing the Router Advertisements received on the managementinterface.• DHCPv6 Client DUID — This is a read-only field that contains a unique ID generated from theMAC address when the DHCPv6 client is enabled. To get the value for this field, set the networkprotocol to DHCP.• Change IPv6 Gateway — Select this option to allow the IPv6 Gateway field to be edited.
