CCNAintermediate45 minfree
First-Hop Redundancy with HSRP
Give hosts a redundant default gateway instead of a single obvious point of failure.
Lab challenge
Make two gateway-capable devices behave like one stable first hop for the client VLAN.
Progression
Build the virtual IP, control active/standby behavior, test host forwarding, and simulate failover.
Catalog metadata
- Bundle
- CCNA 200-301 v1.1 Foundation Lab Catalog
- Blueprint domain
- IP Connectivity
- Blueprint objective
- Configure and verify a first-hop redundancy protocol
- Focus
- hsrp • default gateway redundancy • campus routing
- Platform
- Packet Tracer-friendly • CML-friendly • platform-neutral
- Device count
- 4
- Reference source
- Cisco CCNA 200-301 v1.1 blueprint → Configure and verify a first-hop redundancy protocol
Prerequisites
- • default gateway basics
- • SVIs or routed interfaces
Skills practiced
- • configure HSRP group
- • set priorities
- • track active/standby roles
- • verify virtual gateway behavior
Validation checklist
- • active and standby roles are correct
- • hosts use the virtual gateway
- • traffic survives a simulated active device loss
Task sequence
- 1Configure HSRP on both gateway devices.
- 2Set the virtual IP and priorities.
- 3Verify active and standby roles.
- 4Point hosts at the virtual gateway.
- 5Simulate active device loss and verify continuity.
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