Configuring Router Advertisement Prefix Settings

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Click the Add Prefix button to configure an advertising prefix. Advertising prefixes are used for providing hosts with prefixes for on-link determination and Address Autoconfiguration.

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Enter the Prefix that is to be advertised with the Router Advertisement message.
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Enter the Valid Lifetime to set the length of time (in minutes) that the prefix is valid for the purpose of on-link determination. A value of “71582789” means the lifetime is infinite.
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Enter the Preferred Lifetime to set the length of time that addresses generated from the prefix via stateless address autoconfiguration remain preferred. A value of “71582789” means the lifetime is infinite.
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Optionally click the On-link check box to enable the on-link flag in Prefix Information option, which indicates that this prefix can be used for on-link determination.
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Optionally click the Autonomous check box to enable the autonomous address-configuration flag in Prefix Information option, which indicates that this prefix can be used for stateless address configuration.
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