Noun
autoconfiguration (uncountable)
(computing) Automatic configuration.
It simplifies aspects of address assignment ( stateless address autoconfiguration ), network renumbering, and router announcements when changing network connectivity providers. Source: Internet
When the link-local IPv4 address block was reserved, no standards existed for mechanisms of address autoconfiguration. Source: Internet
Stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC) requires a /64 address block, as defined in RFC 4291. Source: Internet
These addresses are primarily used for address autoconfiguration ( Zeroconf ) when a host cannot obtain an IP address from a DHCP server or other internal configuration methods. Source: Internet
When the address block was reserved, no standards existed for address autoconfiguration. Source: Internet