NETGEAR WFS709TP-100NAS manual Vrrp Parameters for Local WFS709TP Redundancy

WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual

Table 11-1. VRRP Parameters for Local WFS709TP Redundancy

Parameter	Explanation	Expected or Recommended
		Values
Virtual Router ID	The Virtual Router ID that uniquely	Configure this with the same value
	identifies this VRRP instance.	as the VLAN ID for easy
		administration.
Recommended to	The interval between successive	Recommended to leave as default
Advertisement Interval	VRRP advertisements sent by the	(1000ms = 1s).
	current master.
Authentication	An optional password that can be	This is an optional password that
Password	used to authenticate VRRP peers	can be used to authenticate VRRP
	in their advertisements.	peers in their advertisements.
Description	An optional textual description to
	describe the VRRP instance.
IP Address	The Virtual IP address that will be	Configure this with the Virtual IP
	owned by the elected VRRP	address.
	master.
Enable Router	A WFS709TP can take over the	For this topology, it is
Pre-emption	role of master if it detects a lower	recommended not to select this
	priority WFS709TP currently	option.
	acting as master.
Priority	Priority level of the VRRP instance	It is recommended to leave this as
	for the WFS709TP. This value is	the default for this topology
	used in the election mechanism for	(default = 100).
	the master.
Tracking	Configures a tracking mechanism	Recommended to leave this as the
	that adds a specified value to the	default for this topology (default =
	priority after a WFS709TP has	100).
	been the master for the VRRP
	instance. This mechanism is used
	to avoid failing over to a backup
	Master for transient failures.
	Tracking can be based on one of
	the following:
	• Master Up Time: how long the
	switch has been the master.
	• VRRP Master State Priority: the
	master state of another VRRP.

Configuring Redundancy 11-3

v1.0, June 2007