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590 Configuring Routing
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Priority
— The operational priority of the VRRP router, which is relative to the configured priority and
depends on the priority decrements configured through tracking process. The priority and configured
priority are the same unless a tracked event (for example a tracked interface is down) has occurred to
change the value.
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Advertisement Interval
— Enter the time, in seconds, between the transmission of advertisement
packets by this virtual router. Enter a number between 1 and 255. The default value is 1 second.
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Interface IP Address
— Indicates the IP Address associated with the selected interface.
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IP Address
— Enter the IP Address associated with the Virtual Router. The default is 0.0.0.0, which
you must change prior to pressing
Create
.
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Authentication Type
— Select the type of Authentication for the Virtual Router from the drop-down
menu. The default is None. The choices are:
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0-None
— No authentication is performed.
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1-Simple
— Authentication is performed using a text password.
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Authentication Data
— If you selected simple authentication, enter the password.
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Status
— Select active or inactive from the drop-down menu to start or stop the operation of the
Virtual Router. The default is inactive.
Creating a new Virtual Router
1.
Open the
Virtual Router Configuration
page.
2.
Select
Create
from the VRID and Interface drop-down menu.
3.
Specify the VRID and the interface for the new virtual router.
4.
Define the remaining fields as needed.
5.
Click
Apply Changes
.
The new virtual router is saved, and the device is updated.
The configuration is saved, and the device is updated.
Configuring a Secondary IP Address
If you wish to configure a Secondary VRRP address, first configure one IP address (the primary address)
for the VR. You can then add multiple Secondary addresses to that interface.
1.
Open the
Router Configuration
page. Because you first configured the primary address, now the
Secondary IP Address
button appears at the bottom of the page.
2.
Click the
Secondary IP Address
button.
The
Virtual Router Secondary Address
page displays.