# IP routing configuration using EDM

This chapter describes the procedures you can use to configure routable VLANs using Enterprise Device Manager (EDM).

The Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series are Layer 3 (L3) switches. This means that a regular Layer 2 VLAN becomes a routable Layer 3 VLAN if an IP address and MAC address are attached to the VLAN. When you enable routing in Layer 3 mode, every Layer 3 VLAN is capable of routing, as well as carrying the management traffic. You can use any Layer 3 VLAN instead of the Management VLAN to manage the switch.

## Configuring IP routing using EDM

Use the following procedure to configure IP routing on VLANs.

1. Enable IP routing globally.

2. Assign an IP address to a specific VLAN.

For the preceding procedure, you are not required to enable IP routing as the first step. You can configure all IP routing parameters on the Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series before you enable routing for globally the switch.