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title: "Enable VRRP gateway redundancy"
sidebar_label: "Enable VRRP gateway redundancy"
sidebar_position: 11
description: "How VRRP works and how to enable redundancy"
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# Enable VRRP gateway redundancy

**VRRP** (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) is a network protocol designed to increase the availability of routers acting as default gateways. It achieves this by grouping multiple routers into one virtual router and assigning them a common IP address, which is then used as the default gateway for computers in the network. Each pool includes two access routers to support the protocol.

VRRP can be configured within a single pool. Setup is free of charge.

1. In the [Control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/servers/), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **Dedicated Servers**.
2. In the **Servers** section, open the server page → **Ports** tab.
3. Open the subnet page.
4. In the **Gateway redundancy** field, click **Enable**.
5. Select two available IP addresses that are not used by your hosts.
6. Confirm that the selected IP addresses are available. Select the **I confirm that the selected IP addresses are available (if already used IP addresses are selected, their performance will be disrupted)** checkbox.
7. Click **Enable redundancy**.
8. After it is enabled, the selected IP addresses will be displayed in the **Gateway redundancy** field.

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