# Setting the IP Interface Priority

Use the ip initial-sequence-preference command to set the preference value on an IP or IPv6 interface at the subinterface level. To configure the interface as high-priority, specify the value of the initial sequence preference as 1. To configure the interface as low-priority, specify the value as 0.

To set the priority for the IPv4 or IPv6 interface, you can do one of the following:

- From Subinterface Configuration mode, explicitly configure the IPv4 interface as high-priority:
  host1(config-subif)#ip initial-sequence-preference 1
- From Subinterface Configuration mode, explicitly configure the IPv6 interface as low-priority:
  host1(config-subif)#ipv6 initial-sequence-preference 0

#### Related Documentation

- Guidelines for Setting the IP Interface Priority
- ip initial-sequence-preference
- ipv6 initial-sequence-preference