Installation Guide

• To install IPv6 for most Windows:
  1. Open Network Connections.
  2. Right-click any local area connection, and then click Properties.
  3. Click Install.
  4. In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, click Protocol, and then click Add.
  5. In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, click Microsoft TCP/IP version 6, and then click OK.
  6. Click Close to save changes to your network connection.

     Note: To open Network Connections, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.

• To install the IPv6 in Windows XP: Logging in with a user account that has privileges to change the network configuration. If you have XP without Service Pack 1:
  • Open a command line. From the desktop. Start -> Programs-> Accessories -> Command Prompt
  • Open a command line. From the desktop. Start -> Programs-> Accessories -> Command Prompt
  • In the commands line write ipv6 install and press enter
  • If you have XP with Service Pack 1 or later, or Windows 2003: In "My network places" select properties and in the network card press Properties -> Install -> Protocol -> IPv6. You can also do it from commands line with the command netsh interface ipv6 install.

IPv6 for Windows may use the following configuration methods:

• Automatic configuration
  • IPv6 for Windows supports address autoconfiguration for stateless addresses as defined in RFC 2462, "IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration." IPv6 nodes (hosts and routers) automatically create unique link-local addresses for all LAN interfaces that appear to be Ethernet interfaces. IPv6 hosts use received Router Advertisement messages to automatically configure:
    • A default router.
    • The default setting for the Hop Limit field in the IPv6 header.
    • The determination of whether the node should use a stateful address configuration protocol, such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6), for addresses and other configuration requirements. The IPv6 protocol for Windows does not support DHCPv6 or any other stateless address configuration protocol.
    • The timers used in Neighbor Discovery processes.
    • The maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the local link.
    • The list of network prefixes that are defined for the link. Each network prefix contains both the IPv6 network prefix and its valid and preferred lifetimes. If indicated, a network prefix is combined with the interface identifier to create a stateless IPv6 address configuration for the receiving interface. A network prefix also defines the range of addresses for nodes on the local link. For more detailed information, see IPv6 address autoconfiguration. Additionally, the IPv6 protocol for Windows automatically configures:
      • IPv4-compatible addresses on an automatic tunneling interface (for public IPv4 addresses).
      • 6to4 addresses on a 6to4 tunneling interface for all public IPv4 addresses that are assigned to the computer.
      • Intrasite Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP) addresses on an automatic interface for all IPv4 addresses that are assigned to the computer.
      • Routes to off-link prefixes (if the off-link address prefix is advertised by a router running Windows).
• Manual configuration
  • You can manually configure IPv6 addresses and routes by using the Ipv6.exe command-line tool. Manual configuration might be required in a network that has multiple IPv6 network segments within which the IPv6 routers are not configured to send router advertisements.
    • To configure IPv6 with manual addresses:
      1. Open Command Prompt
      2. At the command prompt, type: ipv6 if to obtain the interface index of the interface for which a manual address is being added.
      3. At the command prompt, type: ipv6 adu[InterfaceIndex]/[Address] where InterfaceIndex is the interface number for the interface and Address is the IPv6 address. Additional command-line parameters are available. Note: To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
    • To add an IPv6 route:
      1. Open Command Prompt.
      2. At the command prompt, type: ipv6 if to obtain the interface index of the interface over which the addresses for the route prefix are reachable.
      3. At the command prompt, type: ipv6 rtu Prefix InterfaceIndex/NextHopAddress where:
         • Prefix is the route prefix.
         • InterfaceIndex is the interface number.
         • NextHopAddress is the address of a local router.
      4. Additional command-line parameters are available. Note: To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. For on-link prefixes, the /NextHopAddress parameter is not required.