Vrrp Virtual Router Settings - D-Link DES-6500 - Switch User Manual

VRRP Virtual Router Settings

The following window will allow the user to view the parameters for the VRRP function on the Switch. To view this window,
click Configuration > Layer 3 IP Networking > VRRP > VRRP Virtual Router Settings:
The following fields are displayed in the window above:
Parameter
VRID
Interface Name
Authentication Type
Display
Delete
Click the Add button to display the following window to configure a VRRP interface. Or, the user may click the hyperlinked
Interface Name to view the same window:
The following parameters may be set to configure an existing or new VRRP virtual router.
Parameter
VRID (1-255)
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Figure 6- 170. VRRP Virtual Router Settings window
Description
VRID - Displays the virtual router ID set by the user. This will uniquely identify the VRRP
Interface on the network.
An IP interface name that has been enabled for VRRP. This entry must have been previously
set in the IP Interfaces table.
Displays the Authentication in use on this Virtual Interface. Possible authentication types
include:
No authentication - No authentication has been selected to compare VRRP packets
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received by a virtual router.
Simple Text Password - A Simple password has been selected to compare VRRP packets
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received by a virtual router, for authentication.
IP Authentication Header - An MD5 message digest algorithm has been selected to
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compare VRRP packets received by a virtual router, for authentication.
Click the button to display the settings for this particular VRRP entry.
Click the to delete this VRRP entry.
Figure 6- 171. VRRP Virtual Router Settings – Add window
Description
Enter a value between 1 and 255 to uniquely identify this VRRP group on the Switch. All
routers participating in this group must be assigned the same VRID value. This value MUST
be different from other VRRP groups set on the Switch.
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