IPv6 Address Generation
Users are able to change the method with which IPv6 addresses are generated. Currently, there are two supported methods to generate IPv6 addresses.
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AP MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address (EUI-64): This is the default method used for generating IPv6 addresses. EUI-64 stands for Extended Unique Identifier. It is a method used to create IPv6 interface identifiers for network devices. In this case, the access point used the MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address of its interface to generate a unique 64-bit EUI-64 interface ID.
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Stable privacy algorithm: As an alternative, users can select this method for generating IPv6 addresses. Stable privacy algorithm refers to the method used to generate the interface identifier for temporary addresses used in Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Auto-configuration (SLAAC Stateless Address Autoconfiguration. SLAAC provides the ability to address a host based on a network prefix that is advertised from a local network router through router advertisements.). The purpose of temporary addresses is to enhance privacy by frequently changing the interface identifier, making it more difficult to track a device's activity over time based on its IPv6 address.
Configuring IPv6 Address Generation Method
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. commands can be used to configure the IPv6 address generation method.
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ipv6 addr-gen-mode eui64: This parameter sets the method for the AP to generate IPv6 addresses to EUI-64.
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ipv6 addr-gen-mode stable-privacy: This parameter sets the method for the AP to generate IPv6 addresses to Stable Privacy.
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no ipv6 addr-gen-mode: This parameter sets the method to the default value, EUI-64.
The IPv6 address generation method takes effect after the AP reboots.
