Technical Tip: Disable IPv6 through the CLI

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Description

This article describes how to disable IPv6 through the CLI.

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

To disable IPv6 in the CLI, run the following commands:

config sys global

set gui-ipv6 disable

end

To disable IPv6 an on interface level using the CLI:

config sys interface

edit <name_of_the_interface>

config ipv6

unset ip6-address <IPv6 prefix>
unset ip6-allowaccess <>

end

To disable IPv6 under webproxy using the CLI:

config web-proxy explicit

set ipv6-status disable

end

To disable IPv6 in the SSL VPN web portal using the CLI:

config vpn ssl web portal

edit <portal-name>

set ipv6-tunnel-mode disable

end

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