Routing Commands | 415
Default
enabled
Mode
Global Config
ip vrrp <vrID>
This command sets the VRID (virtual router ID) on an interface for virtual router configuration in the 
router. This command also has options, detailed below, to designate the configured virtual router IP 
address, set the mode, and set authentication. 
Syntax
[no] ip vrrp vrID 
The vrID parameter is the virtual router ID; it is an integer value with a range from 1 to 255. Pressing 
Enter without including a value for ipaddress creates the VRID on the interface.
The no version of this command removes all VRRP configuration details of the virtual router 
configured on a specific interface. 
Default
none
Mode
Interface Config or Interface VLAN
Command
History
ip vrrp authentication
This command sets the authorization details value for the virtual router configured on a specified 
interface. 
Syntax
[no] ip vrrp vrID authentication {none | simple [key]}
The parameter vrID is the virtual router ID, which has an integer value that ranges from 1 to 255.
The parameter {none | simple} specifies the authorization type for virtual router configured on the 
specified interface. The key is optional, only required when the authorization type is simple (text 
password). 
Version 2.3 Modified. Added Interface VLAN mode.
Related
Commands
interface vlan Creates a VLAN and assigns it an ID, and then enters the Interface VLAN mode, which 
provides access to VLAN configuration commands for the specified VLAN
ip vrrp 
authentication
Sets the authorization details value for the virtual router configured on a specified interface
ip vrrp ip Sets the IP address value for a virtual router
ip vrrp mode Enables the virtual router configured on the specified interface. Enabling the status field 
starts a virtual router.
ip vrrp preempt Sets the preemption mode value for the virtual router configured on a specified interface
ip vrrp priority Sets the priority value for the virtual router configured on a specified interface
ip vrrp timers 
advertise
Sets the advertisement value for a virtual router