Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 198)

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• Forwards packets with a destination link layer MAC address equal to the virtual router MAC
address
• Rejects packets addressed to the IP address associated with the virtual router, if it is not
the IP address owner
• Accepts packets addressed to the IP address associated with the virtual router, if it is the
IP address owner or accept mode is true
Those nodes that lose the election process enter a backup state. In the backup state they monitor
the master for any failures, and in case of a failure one of the backups, in turn, becomes the
master and assumes the management of the designated virtual IPs. A backup does not respond to
an ARP request, and discards packets destined for a virtual IP resource.
NOTE
VRRP support is available only on Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point model access point, and is
not available on other models.
To define the configuration of a VRRP group:
1. Select the Configuration tab from the Web UI.
2. Select Devices.
3. Select System Profile from the options on left-hand side of the UI.
4. Select VRRP.
FIGURE 86 Profiles - VRRP screen - VRRP tab