Field
Description
has already been created is edited.
Virtual Router IP Ad-
dress
Enter the IP address and the netmask of the virtual router. Here
enter the IP address that you want to use in the local network as
the actual gateway IP address.
Note
To avoid problems in the LAN, the
IP Address
for advert-
isements and the
Virtual Router IP Address
cannot origin-
ate from the same subnet.
Virtual Router ID
Select the ID of the virtual router.
This ID identifies the “virtual router” in the LAN and is part of
every BRRP advertisement packet that is sent by the current
master.
Possible values are whole numbers between
and
.
Virtual Router Priority
Define the logical priority of the virtual router. Possible values
are between
and
. The higher the value, the higher the
priority. The value
defines that this virtual router always
functions as master as soon as it is active.
The default value is
.
The virtual router with the highest priority normally takes over
the master role. After occurence of a backup case, the ensuing
master-slave role distribution is determined by the parameters
Virtual Router Priority
and
Pre-empt mode (go back into
master state)
.
In the
Advanced Settings
menu you must configure all of the parameters for all virtual
routers identically on all devices in the group. We recommend leaving the preset values.
The menu
Advanced Settings
consists of the following fields:
Fields in the Advanced Settings menu
Field
Description
Advertisement send in-
terval
Determine how often a BRRP advertisement packet is sent if
the virtual router is defined as master. Only the current master
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