Complete the following to configure the secondary 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 B 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 100. This ensures that Router B is the VRRP backup when there is an election and both VRRP routers are online.
Leave the Verify Group as the default setting (WAN Only).
Set the Initial Virtual Router State to Backup. This sets Router B to be the standby router by default.
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 .