D-Link DWL-8600AP Administrator's Manual page 39

Software User Manual
12/10/09
Field Description
Connection Type If you select DHCP, the UAP acquires its IP address, subnet mask, DNS, and gateway information
from a DHCP server.
If you select Static IP, you must enter information in the Static IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default
Gateway fields.
Static IP Address Enter the static IP address in the text boxes. This field is disabled if you use DHCP as the connection
type.
Subnet Mask Enter the Subnet Mask in the text boxes.
Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway in the text boxes.
DNS Nameservers Select the mode for the DNS.
In Dynamic mode, the IP addresses for the DNS servers are assigned automatically via DHCP. This
option is only available if you specified DHCP for the Connection Type.
In Manual mode, you must assign static IP addresses to resolve domain names.
IPv6 Admin Mode Enable or disable IPv6 management access to the AP
IPv6 Auto Config Enable or disable IPv6 auto address configuration on the AP.
Admin Mode
When IPv6 Auto Config Mode is enabled, automatic IPv6 address configuration and gateway
configuration is allowed by processing the Router Advertisements received on the LAN port. The AP
can have multiple auto configured IPv6 addresses.
Static IPv6 Address Enter a static IPv6 address. The AP can have a static IPv6 address even if addresses have already
been configured automatically.
Static IPv6 Address Enter the static IPv6 prefix length, which is an integer in the range of 0–128.
Prefix Length
IPv6 Autoconfigured If the AP has been assigned one or more IPv6 addresses automatically, the addresses are listed.
Global Addresses
IPv6 Link Local Shows the IPv6 Link Local address, which is the IPv6 address used by the local physical link. The
Address link local address is not configurable and is assigned by using the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery process.
Default IPv6 Gateway Enter the default IPv6 gateway.
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Table 12: Ethernet Settings Page (Cont.)
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