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IntermediatePublished 2026-08-08

CCNA Foundations: VRRP — Standards-Based First-Hop Redundancy

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Build gateway resiliency on a campus user LAN using VRRP between two edge routers. You will configure a VRRP group with a shared virtual IP, set a higher priority on the intended master, and prove failover from the end hosts without changing the default gateway. Includes full SSH management on routers, a clean L2 access switch, and two clients using the VRRP VIP.

Track
Est. time
55 minutes
Difficulty
Intermediate
Topics

Learning objectives

  • Configure a VRRP group with a virtual IP shared by two routers on a user VLAN
  • Elect the VRRP master by setting priority and observe default preemption
  • Verify gateway continuity from hosts and validate VRRP state with show commands
  • Contrast VRRP with HSRP behavior and virtual MAC addressing

Troubleshooting focus

  • Diagnose why a host cannot reach the default gateway VIP by checking VRRP state and interface status
  • Identify ARP anomalies where the host caches the virtual MAC and validate VRRP Master/Backup transitions
  • Confirm the default gateway on hosts matches the VRRP VIP and not a physical router address

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How this lab is graded
  • Build it your way. Where a lab lets you choose a value — a VLAN name, an interface description — grading checks that you configured it, not which name you picked. Names that another line has to reference, like an ACL applied with access-class, are stated in the guide and do have to match.
  • Addresses, modes and protocol keywords are exact. An IP address, a subnet mask, switchport mode trunk, an encapsulation — these carry the meaning of the lab, so they are graded as written in the guide.
  • Grading reads your saved configuration. Export the lab from CML after you have configured it, and make sure anything you set is in the running-config — a change that only exists in a terminal session never reaches the grader.
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