Allied Telesis AT-9724TS Virtual IP Address, Virtual MAC Address, Virtual Router State

Figure 6- 129.VRRP Interface Entry Display window

This window displays the following information:

Parameter	Description
Interface Name	An IP interface name that has been enabled for VRRP.This entry must have been previously set in the IP
Authentication type	Interface Settings table.
	Displays the type of authentication used to compare VRRP packets received by a virtual router. Possible
	authentication types include:
	No authentication – No authentication has been selected to compare VRRP packets received by a virtual router.
	Simple Text Password – A Simple password has been selected to compare VRRP packets received by a virtual
	router, for authentication.
	IP Authentication Header – An MD5 message digest algorithm has been selected to compare VRRP packets
VRID	received by a virtual router, for authentication.
	Displays the virtual router ID set by the user.This will uniquely identify the VRRP Interface on the network
Virtual IP Address	Interface on the network.
	The IP address of the Virtual router configured on the Switch.
Virtual MAC Address	The MAC address of the device that holds the Virtual router.
Virtual Router State	Displays the current status of the virtual router. Possible states include Initialize, Master and Backup.
Admin. State	Displays the current state of the router. Up will be displayed if the virtual router is enabled and Down if the
Priority	virtual router is disabled.
	Displays the priority of the virtual router.A higher priority will increase the probability that this router will
	become the Master router of the group.A lower priority will increase the probability that this router will
Master IP Address	become the backup router.The lower the number, the higher the priority.
	Displays the IP address of the Master router for the VRRP function.
Critical IP Address	Displays the critical IP address of the VRRP function.This address will judge if a virtual router is qualified to be a
Checking Critical IP	master router.
	Displays the status of the Critical IP address. May be enabled or disabled.
Advertisement Interval	Displays the time interval, in seconds that VRRP messages are sent out to the network.
Preempt Mode	Displays the mode for determining the behavior of backup routers set on this VRRP interface. True will denote
	that this will be the backup router, if the routers priority is set higher than the master router. False will disable
Virtual Router Up Time	the backup router from becoming the master router.
	Displays the time, in minutes, since the virtual router has been initialized.

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