Vrrp Authentication Settings - D-Link DES-6500 - Switch User Manual

VRRP Authentication Settings

The VRRP Authentication Settings window is used to set the authentication for each Interface configured for VRRP. This
authentication is used to identify incoming message packets received by a router. If the authentication is not consistent with
incoming packets, they will be discarded. The Authentication Type must be consistent with all routers participating within the
VRRP group.
To view the following window, click Configuration > Layer 3 IP Networking > VRRP > VRRP Interface Settings.
To configure the authentication for a pre-created interface, click its hyperlinked name, revealing the following window to
configure:
The following parameters may be viewed or configured:
Parameter Description
Interface Name The name of a previously created IP interface for which to configure the VRRP authentication.
Auth. Type Specifies the type of authentication used. The Auth. Type must be consistent with all routers
participating within the VRRP group. The choices are:
Auth. Data This field is only valid if the user selects Simple or IP in the Auth.Type field.
This entry must be consistent with all routers participating in the same IP interface.
Click Apply to implement changes made.
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Figure 6- 173. VRRP Authentication Settings window
Figure 6- 174. VRRP Authentication Settings – Edit window
None - Selecting this parameter indicates that VRRP protocol exchanges will not be
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authenticated.
Simple - Selecting this parameter will require the user to set a simple password in the Auth. Data
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field for comparing VRRP message packets received by a router. If the two passwords are not
exactly the same, the packet will be dropped.
IP - Selecting this parameter will require the user to set a MD5 message digest for authentication
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in comparing VRRP messages received by the router. If the two values are inconsistent, the
packet will be dropped.
Simple will require the user to enter an alphanumeric string of no more than eight characters to
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identify VRRP packets received by a router.
IP will require the user to enter a MD5 message digest for authentication in comparing VRRP
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messages received by the router.
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