Reference Guide

1534 | Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
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advertise-interval
c e s
Set the time interval between VRRP advertisements.
Syntax
advertise-interval seconds
To return to the default settings, enter no advertise-interval.
Parameters
Defaults
1 second.
Command Modes
INTERFACE-VRRP
Command
History
Usage
Information
Dell Force10 recommends that you keep the default setting for this command. If you
do change the time interval between VRRP advertisements on one router, you must
change it on all routers.
authentication-type
c e s
Enable authentication of VRRP data exchanges.
Syntax
authentication-type simple [encryption-type] password
To delete an authentication type and password, enter no authentication-type.
Parameters
seconds
Enter a number of seconds.
Range: 1 to 255.
Default: 1 second.
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simple
Enter the keyword simple to specify simple authentication.
encryption-type
(OPTIONAL) Enter one of the following numbers:
• 0 (zero) for an un-encrypted (clear text) password
• 7 (seven) for hidden text password.
password
Enter a character string up to 8 characters long as a password. If you do not
enter an encryption-type, the password is stored as clear text.