Before You Start

We recommend that you read our introductory article on IPv6 Fundamentals before you start, for background information on IPv6. 

1. Click on the Design menu option, then select IPv6

2. Click on IPv6 Blueprint

3. Click on IPv6 Fundamentals

IPv6 and VirtualSME

VirtualSME IPv6 Address Space Allocation enables you to configure and manage IPv6 address ranges across multiple network sites. 

Using a base or root address that you supply, VirtualSME generates subnets which you allocate to your network devices as required. You can input Global Unicast Address (GUA) prefixes for publicly routable IPv6 address spaces, and Unique Local Address (ULA) prefixes for IPv6 address spaces. You can set up as many GUA address spaces and ULA address spaces as you need.

GUA Address Spaces

To set up a GUA IPv6 address space:

1. Configure an IPv6 parent block. Go to Configure an IPv6 address space
2. [Optional] Set up one or more schemas to design your IPv6 address space by geography, function or a customized criteria. Go to Set up a Schema for a GUA address ranges
3. Select an allocation method, per Site ID. This step includes selecting the number of ranges per site, a prefix length, and an allocation strategy. Go to Set up an allocation method for a GUA address range

Virtual SME then intelligently generates and distributes address space depending on site requirements and using deterministic CIDR subnetting.

ULA Address Spaces

To set up an ULA IPv6 address space:

1. Configure an IPv6 parent block. Go to Configure an IPv6 address space
2. Select an allocation method, per Site ID. This step includes selecting a Global ID selection method, a subnet size per site, the number of ranges per site, and an allocation strategy. Go to Set up an allocation method for an ULA address range

Virtual SME then intelligently generates and distributes address space depending on site requirements and using deterministic CIDR subnetting.