Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions351Question AnswerWhy does KX III support IPv6networking?U.S. government agencies and the Department ofDefense are now mandated to purchaseIPv6-compatible products. In addition, manyenterprises and foreign countries, such as China, willbe transitioning to IPv6 over the next several years.What is "dual stack" and whyis it required?Dual stack is the ability to simultaneously supportIPv4 and IPv6 protocols. Given the gradual transitionfrom IPv4 to IPv6, dual stack is a fundamentalrequirement for IPv6 support.How do I enable IPv6 on theKX III?Use the "Network Settings" page, available from the"Device Settings" tab. Enable IPv6 addressing andchoose manual or auto-configuration. Consult theuser guide for more information.What if I have an externalserver with an IPv6 addressthat I want to use with my KXIII?The KX III can access external servers via their IPv6addresses, for example, an SNMP manager, syslogserver or LDAP server.Using the KX III’s dual-stack architecture, theseexternal servers can be accessed via: (1) an IPv4address, (2) IPv6 address or (3) hostname. So, theKX III supports the mixed IPv4/IPv6 environmentmany customers will have.What if my network doesn’tsupport IPv6?The KX III’s default networking is set at the factory forIPv4 only. When you are ready to use IPv6, thenfollow the above instructions to enable IPv4/IPv6dual-stack operation.Where can I get moreinformation on IPv6?See www.ipv6.org for general information on IPv6.The KX III user guide describes the KX III’s supportfor IPv6.ServersQuestion AnswerDoes Dominion KX III depend on aWindows server to operate?Absolutely not. Because users depend on theKVM infrastructure to always be available inany scenario whatsoever (as they will likelyneed to use the KVM infrastructure to fixproblems), Dominion KX III is designed to becompletely independent from any externalserver.
