Complete the following to configure the primary router with the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol:
Log into NetCloud Manager.
Select in the left-side navigation panel.
Select a router from the Routers page. Alternatively, to make configuration changes to a group, navigate to the Groups page and select a group.
Select and then .
Navigate to NETWORKING > Local Networks > Local IP Networks.
Select and then click to open the Primary LAN Editor.
Select in the Primary LAN Editor.
Change the IP Address field to Router A's assigned IP address; 192.168.0.2. Leave the Netmask and IPv4 Routing Mode fields at their default settings.
Select in the Primary LAN Editor.
Note
If Router A does not have a Feature License for VRRP, it is indicated on this screen.
Select .
Disable Backup DHCP: This prevents the router from using a backup router to respond to DHCP requests.
Set the Virtual Router IP field to 192.168.0.1. This is the shared (floating) virtual IP address between the two VRRP routers.
Set the Virtual Router ID field to 10.
Note
The Virtual Router ID for each subnet must match on both routers.
Set the Router Priority to 110. This ensures that Router A is the VRRP primary and will win the election when online.
Leave the Verify Group as the default setting (WAN Only).
Set the Initial Virtual Router State to Master; this sets Router A to be the primary by default unless it loses the VRRP election process to a higher priority VRRP router.
Set the Authentication Mode to Simple.
Set a password in the Password field. The password must match on both routers' VRRP Primary LAN configurations.
Select . This ensures that all DHCP-issued IP addresses have the virtual IP as the gateway and will fail over between routers without having to request a new DHCP lease.
Select .