# OSPF configuration using Enterprise Device Manager

This chapter describes the procedures you can use to configure the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol using Enterprise Device Manager (EDM).

The OSPF protocol is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) that distributes routing information between routers belonging to a single autonomous system (AS). Intended for use in large networks, OSPF is a link-state protocol which supports IP subnetting and the tagging of externally-derived routing information.

## Prerequisites

- Install the Advanced License.

- Enable IP routing globally on the switch.

- Assign an IP address to the VLAN that you want to enable with OSPF.

  Routing is automatically enabled on the VLAN when you assign an IP address to it.