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IP Application > VRRP Configuration: VRRP Parameters
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
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IP Application > 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.
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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.
Response Ping
Select this option to have the Switch respond to a ping that is sent to the virtual IP
address.
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 this to create a new entry or to update an existing one.
This saves your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses these
changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation
panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done
configuring.
Cancel Click
Cancel to discard all changes made in this table.
Clear
Click Clear to set the above fields back to the factory defaults.