Fortinet 548B - Manual (Page 828)

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11.4.9.2 Configuring Virtual Router
Selection Criteria
VRID and Slot/Port - Select 'Create' from the pulldown menu to configure a new Virtual Router, or
select one of the existing Virtual Routers, listed by interface number and VRID.
Configurable Data
VRID - This field is only configurable if you are creating new Virtual Router, in which case enter the
VRID in the range 1 to 255 .
Slot/Port - This field is only configurable if you are creating new Virtual Router, in which case select
the Slot/Port for the new Virtual Router from the pulldown menu.
Pre-empt Mode - Select enable or disable from the pulldown menu. If you select enable a backup
router will preempt the master router if it has a priority greater than the master virtual router's priority
provided the master is not the owner of the virtual router IP address. The default is enable.
Priority - Enter the priority value to be used by the VRRP router in the election for the master virtual
router. If the Virtual IP Address is the same as the interface IP Address, the priority gets set to 255
no matter what the user enters. If the user enters a priority of 255 when the Virtual and interface IP
Addresses are not the same, the priority gets set to the default value of 100.
Advertisement Interval (secs) - Enter the time, in seconds, between the transmission of
advertisement packets by this virtual router. Enter a number between 1 and 255. The default value is
1 second.
IP Address - Enter the IP Address associated with the Virtual Router. The default is 0.0.0.0.