# HSRP Preemption

**URL:** <https://forum.networklessons.com/t/hsrp-preemption/58822>\
**Category:** Lessons Discussion\
**Created:** [July 7, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/hsrp-preemption/58822 "2026-07-07T12:22:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![ReneMolenaar](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/renemolenaar/32/488_2.png) [@ReneMolenaar](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ReneMolenaar)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/hsrp-preemption/58822/1 "2026-07-07T12:22:57Z")

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This topic is to discuss the following lesson:

> **[HSRP Preemption](https://networklessons.com/ip-services/hsrp-preemption)**
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> HSRP preemption allows a higher-priority router to reclaim the active role in an HSRP group once it comes back online after a failure.