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M6100 Web Management User Guide
Advanced VRRP Configuration
 To display the Advanced VRRP Configuration page, click Routing > VRRP > Advanced >
VRRP Configuration. The following page is displayed.
 Configure the Advanced VRRP Global Configuration settings.
1. In the Global Configuration Admin Mode field, set the administrative status of VRRP in
the router to either Enable or Disable option. By default, VRRP is disabled.
2. The VRID field is only configurable if you are creating a new virtual router
. Enter the VRID.
Valid values are 1 to 255.
3. Select the unit/slot/port for the new virtual router from the Interface list.
4. In the Preempt Mode field, select the Enable or Disable option. If you select enable, a
backup router will preempt 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.
5. In the Accept Mode field, select the Enable or Disable option. If you select enable, the
VRRP master will accept all types of data packets addressed to IP address(es) associated
with the virtual router
, and on selecting disable, the VRRP master will discard all types of
data packets addressed to IP address(es) associated with the virtual router, if it is not the IP
address owner. The default is disable.
6. Enter the Configured Priority value to be used by the VRRP router in the election for the
master virtual router
. 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 the user enters.
7. 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.