IPv6 Host Address on a Layer 2 Switch

In a Layer 3 (router) configuration, each port can be configured separately with an IPv6 address. This is accomplished using the interface configuration process that is described in IPv6 Configuration on Each Router Interface.

RUCKUS devices provide support for configuring an IPv6 address on the management port as described in Configuring the management port for an IPv6 automatic address configuration, and for configuring a system-wide IPv6 address on a Layer 2 switch. Configuration of the system-wide IPv6 address is exactly similar to configuration of an IPv6 address in router mode, except that the IPv6 configuration is at the global configuration level instead of at the Interface level.

The process for defining the system-wide interface for IPv6 is described in the following sections:

Note: When configuring an IPv6 host address on a Layer 2 switch that has multiple VLANs, make sure that the configuration includes a designated management VLAN that identifies the VLAN to which the global IP address belongs. Refer to "Designated VLAN for Telnet management sessions to a Layer 2 Switch" in the RUCKUS FastIron Security Configuration Guide.

In this section:

  1. Configuring a Global or Site-Local IPv6 Address with a Manually Configured Interface ID
  2. Configuring a link-local IPv6 address as a system-wide address for a switch
Parent topic: IPv6 Addressing