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| 6.4 |  | HSRP Configuration |
| 6.4.3 |  | HSRP standby priority |

Each standby group has its own active and standby routers. The network administrator can assign a priority value to each router in a standby group. This lets the administrator control the order in which active routers for that group are selected. To set the priority value of a router, enter the following command in interface configuration mode.

> Router(config-if)#standby group-number priority priority-value

- group-number – (Optional) Indicates the HSRP standby group. The range is 0 to 255.
- priority-value – Indicates the number that prioritizes a potential hot standby router. The range is 0 to 255 with a default of 100.

The router in an HSRP group with the highest priority becomes the forwarding router. The tiebreaker for matching priority is higher number IP address.

Figure shows that Router A FastEthernet 0/0 has a priority value of 150 in HSRP standby group 50.