Configure ICMP Router Discovery on a VLAN

Before you begin

You must globally enable ICMP Router Discovery.
Change the VRF instance as required. For information about how to use EDM for a non-default VRF, see Select and Launch a VRF Context View.

About this task

Configure Router Discovery on a VLAN so that the ICMP Router Discovery feature can run over the VLAN. When enabled, the system sends Router Discovery advertisement packets to the VLAN.

Procedure

In the navigation tree, expand the following folders: Configuration > VLAN.
Click VLANs.
Select the VLAN ID that you want to configure to participate in Router Discovery.
Click IP.
Click the Router Discovery tab.
To enable Router Discovery for the VLAN, select AdvFlag.
Configure other parameters as required for proper operation.
Click Apply.

Router Discovery field descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Router Discovery tab.


Name	Description
AdvAddress	Specifies the destination IP address used for broadcast or multicast router advertisements sent from the interface. The address is the all-systems multicast address, 224.0.0.1, or the limited-broadcast address, 255.255.255.255. The default value is 255.255.255.255.
AdvFlag	Indicates whether (true) or not (false) the address is advertised on the interface. The default value is true (advertise address).
AdvLifetime	Specifies the time to-live-value (TTL) of router advertisements (in seconds) sent from the interface. The range is MaxAdvInterval to 9000 seconds. The default value is 1800 seconds.
MaxAdvInterval	Specifies the maximum time (in seconds) allowed between sending unsolicited broadcast or multicast router advertisements from the interface. The range is 4 seconds to 1800 seconds. The default value is 600 seconds.
MinAdvInterval	The minimum time (in seconds) allowed between unsolicited broadcast or multicast router advertisements sent from the interface. The range is 3 seconds to MaxAdvInterval. The default value is 450 seconds.
PreferenceLevel	Specifies the preference value (a higher number indicates more preferred) of the address as a default router address, relative to other router addresses on the same subnet. The range is –2147483648 to 2147483647. The default value is 0.