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6. In the Global Configuration Admin Mode field, set the administrative status of VRRP in the
router by selecting the Enable or Disable radio button.
By default, VRRP is disabled.
7. Select the VRID.
The VRID field is configurable only if you are creating a new virtual router
.
The valid values are 1 to 255.
8. Select the unit/slot/port for the new virtual router from the Interface
menu.
9. In the Pre-empt Mode field, select the Enable or Disable option.
If you select Enable, a backup router preempts the master router if it has a priority greater
than the master virtual router's priority
, provided the master is not the owner of the virtual
router IP address.
The default is Enable.
10. In the Accept Mode field, select the Enable or Disable option.
If you select Enable, the VRRP master accepts all types of data packets addressed to IP
addresses associated with the virtual router. If you select Disable, the VRRP master
discards all types of data packets addressed to IP addresses associated with the virtual
router
, if it is not the IP address owner. The default is Disable.
11. In the Configured Priority field, enter the to be used by the VRRP router in the election for
the master virtual router.
The valid values are 1 to 254. If the virtual IP address is the same as the interface IP
address, the priority gets set to 254, no matter what you enter.
12. In the Advertisement Interval
field, enter the time, in seconds, between the transmission of
advertisement packets by this virtual router.
Enter a number from 1 to 255. The default value is 1 second.
13. In the Primary IP Address
field, enter the IP address that is associated with the virtual
router.
The default is 0.0.0.0.
14. From the Authentication Type
menu, select the type of authentication for the virtual router.
The options are as follows:
• 0-None. No authentication is performed. The default is None.
• 1-Simple.
Authentication is performed using a text password.