PLANET WGS3-24240 User Manual
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Selection Criteria
Object
Description
• VRID and Slot/Port
Select 'Create' from the pulldown menu to configure a new Virtual Router, or
select one of the existing Virtual Routers, listed by interface number and VRID.
Configurable Data
Object
Description
• VRID
This field is only configurable if you are creating new Virtual Router, in which
case enter the VRID in the range 1 to 255 .
• Slot/Port
This field is only configurable if you are creating new Virtual Router, in which
case select the Slot/Port for the new Virtual Router from the pulldown menu.
• Pre-empt Mode
Select enable or disable from the pulldown menu. 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.
• Priority
Enter the priority value to be used by the VRRP router in the election for the
master virtual router. If the Virtual IP Address is the same as the interface IP
Address, the priority gets set to 255 no matter what the user enters. If the user
enters a priority of 255 when the Virtual and interface IP Addresses are not the
same, the priority gets set to the default value of 100.
• Advertisement Interval Enter the time, in seconds, between the transmission of advertisement packets
by this virtual router. Enter a number between 1 and 255. The default value is 1
second.
• IP Address
Enter the IP Address associated with the Virtual Router. The default is 0.0.0.0.
• Authentication Type
Select the type of Authentication for the Virtual Router from the pulldown menu.
The default is None. The choices are:
0-None - No authentication will be performed.
1-Simple - Authentication will be performed using a text password.
• Authentication Data
If you selected simple authentication, enter the password.
• Status
Select active or inactive from the pulldown menu to start or stop the operation of
the Virtual Router. The default is inactive.