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31.3.3 Configuring VRRP Parameters
After you set up an IP interface, configure the VRRP parameters in the VRRP Configuration
screen.
Figure 104 VRRP Configuration: VRRP Parameters
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 74 VRRP Configuration: VRRP Parameters
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Select this option to enable this VRRP entry.
Name Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for identification
purposes.
Network Select an IP domain to which this VRRP entry applies.
Virtual Router ID Select a virtual router number (1 to 7) for which this VRRP entry is created.
You can configure up to seven virtual routers for one network.
Advertisement Interval Specify the number of seconds between Hello message transmissions. The
default is 1.
Preempt Mode Select this option to activate preempt mode.
Priority Enter a number (between 1 and 254) to set the priority level. The bigger the
number, the higher the priority.
This field is 100 by default.
Uplink Gateway Enter the IP address of the uplink gateway in dotted decimal notation.
The switch checks the link to the uplink gateway.
Primary Virtual IP Enter the IP address of the primary virtual router in dotted decimal notation.
Secondary Virtual IP This field is optional. Enter the IP address of a secondary virtual router in
dotted decimal notation. This field is ignored when you enter 0.0.0.0.
Add Click Add to apply the changes.
Cancel Click Cancel to discard all changes made in this table.
Clear Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults.
