Siemens SCALANCE XR-500 Instructions

3 Engineering VRRP
VRRP
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3.3 Configuring the master router
To configure the SCALANCE XM408 as VRRP master, the following essential
parameter assignment steps must be made:
• Disable Spanning Tree Protocol
• Create VLANs
• Activate routing
• Create subnets
• Configure VRRP
The following sections will show you how to configure the SCALANCE via Web
Based Management.
Connect the engineering PC to the SCALANCE and open Web Based
Management.
3.3.1 Disable Spanning Tree Protocol
1. Disable the "Spanning Tree" protocol. The Spanning Tree protocol is enabled
by default. The Spanning Tree protocol is designed to detect loops and only
permit one active path to each node. Go to "Layer 2 > Spanning Tree". Untick
the checkbox.
2. Click the "Set Values" button.

Siemens SCALANCE XR-500 Specifications

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Model	SCALANCE XR-500
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