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IPv6 configuration

[Caution]

IPv6 is supported properly only in Windows Vista or higher.
[Note]

If the IPv6 network seems to not be working, set all the network setting to the factory defaults and try again using Clear Setting.

In the IPv6 network environment, follow the next procedure to use the IPv6 address.

From the control panel

  1. Connect your machine to the network with a network cable.

  2. Turn on the machine.

  3. Print a Network Configuration Report that will check IPv6 addresses (see Printing a network configuration report).

  4. Select Start > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes.

  5. Click Add a printer in the left pane of the Printers and Faxes windows.

  6. Click Add a local printer in the Add Printer windows.

  7. The Add Printer Wizard window appears. Follow the instructions in the window.

[Note]

If the machine does not work in the network environment, activate IPv6. Refer to the next section followed by.

Activating IPv6

  1. Press the (Menu) button on the control panel.

  2. Press Network > TCP/IP (IPv6) > IPv6 Activate.

  3. Select On and press OK.

  4. Turn the machine off and turn it on again.

  5. Reinstall your printer driver.

Setting IPv6 addresses

The machine supports the following IPv6 addresses for network printing and managements.

  • Link-local Address: Self-configured local IPv6 address (Address starts with FE80).

  • Stateless Address: Automatically configured IPv6 address by a network router.

  • Stateful Address: IPv6 address configured by a DHCPv6 server.

  • Manual Address: Manually configured IPv6 address by a user.

DHCPv6 address configuration (Stateful)

If you have a DHCPv6 server on your network, you can set one of the following options for default dynamic host configuration.

  1. Press the (Menu) button on the control panel.

  2. Press Network > TCP/IP (IPv6) > DHCPv6 Config.

  3. Press OK to select the required value you want.

    • DHCPv6 Addr.: Always use DHCPv6 regardless of router request.

    • DHCPv6 Off: Never use DHCPv6 regardless of router request.

    • Router: Use DHCPv6 only when requested by a router.

From the SyncThru™ Web Service

[Note]

For models that do not have the display screen on the control panel, you need to access SyncThru™ Web Service first using the IPv4 address and follow the below procedure to use IPv6.

  1. Access a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, from Windows. Enter the machine IP address (http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) in the address field and press the Enter key or click Go.

  2. If it’s your first time logging into SyncThru™ Web Service you need to log-in as an administrator. Type in the below default ID and password. We recommend you to change the default password for security reasons.

    • ID:  admin

    • Password:  sec00000

  3. When the SyncThru™ Web Service window opens, move the mouse cursor over the Settings of the top menu bar and then click Network Settings.

  4. Click TCP/IPv6 on the left pane of the website.

  5. Check the IPv6 Protocol check box to activate IPv6.

  6. Check the Manual Address check box. Then, the Address/Prefix text box is activated.

  7. Enter the rest of the address (e.g.,:3FFE:10:88:194::AAAA. “A” is the hexadecimal 0 through 9, A through F).

  8. Choose the DHCPv6 configuration.

  9. Click the Apply button.

Using SyncThru™ Web Service

  1. Start a web browser, such as Internet Explorer, that supports IPv6 addressing as a URL.

  2. Select one of the IPv6 addresses (Link-local Address, Stateless Address, Stateful Address, Manual Address) from Network Configuration Report (see Printing a network configuration report).

  3. Enter the IPv6 addresses (e.g.,: http://[FE80::215:99FF:FE66:7701]).

    [Caution]

    Address must be enclosed in '[ ]' brackets.