`ipv6 enable`

Enables IPv6.

Syntax

ipv6 enable

no ipv6 enable

Command Default

IPv6 processing is not configured for the interface.

Modes

Global configuration mode

Interface subtype configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

Before an IPv6 ACL can be applied to an interface, it must first be created, and then IPv6 must be enabled on that interface.

The no form of the command disables IPv6 on the interface.

Examples

The following example enables IPv6..

device# configure terminal
device(config)# ipv6 enable

The following example enables IPv6 on Ethernet interface 1/1/1.

evice# configure terminal
device(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/1
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/1)# ipv6 enable

ipv6 enable