Hello,
Yes, they will be able to use the 170.1... The 254 will be just to monitor the state of the secondary device.
So the IP that will always be used will be 170.1
Any other question just let me know.
Regards,
Julio
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Julio Carvajal
Senior Network Security and Core Specialist
CCIE #42930, 2xCCNP, JNCIP-SEC