Netgear GSM7224v2 - 24-Port Layer 2 Managed Gigabit Switch User Manual

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  Chapter 4.  Routing
 
   
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1. 
Use Interface to select the router interface for which data is to be configured.
2. 
Use Advertise Mode to select enable or disable. If you select enable, Router 
Advertisements will be transmitted from the selected interface.
3. 
Use Advertise Address to enter the IP Address to be used to advertise the router.
4. 
Use Maximum Advertise Interval to enter the maximum time (in seconds) allowed 
between router advertisements sent from the interface.
5. 
Use Minimum Advertise Interval to enter the minimum time (in seconds) allowed between 
router advertisements sent from the interface.
6. 
Use Advertise Lifetime to enter the value (in seconds) to be used as the lifetime field in 
router advertisements sent from the interface. This is the maximum length of time that the 
advertised addresses are to be considered as valid router addresses by hosts.
7. 
Use Preference Level to specify the preference level of the router as a default router 
relative to other routers on the same subnet. Higher numbered addresses are preferred. 
You must enter an integer.
VRRP
The Virtual Router Redundancy protocol is designed to handle default router failures by 
providing a scheme to dynamically elect a backup router. The driving force was to minimize 
“black hole” periods due to the failure of the default gateway router during which all traffic 
directed towards it is lost until the failure is detected. Though static configuration of default 
routes is popular, such an approach is susceptible to a single point of failure when the default 
router fails. VRRP advocates the concept of a “virtual router” associated with one or more IP 
Addresses that serve as default gateways. In the event that the VRRP Router controlling 
these IP Addresses (formally known as the Master) fails, the group of IP Addresses and the 
default forwarding role is taken over by a Backup VRRP Router.
From the VRRP link, you can access the following pages:
Basic
From the Basic link, you can access the following pages:
VRRP Configuration
Use the VRRP Configuration page to enable or disable the administrative status of a virtual 
router. 
To display the VRRP Configuration page, click Routing
 VRRP
 Basic 
 VRRP 
Configuration.