# Assigning an IP address to a virtual router ID using EDM

Use the following procedure to associate an IP address with a virtual router ID on a switch interface.

## 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 VRRP.

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

## Procedure steps

1. From the navigation tree, double-click IP Routing.

2. In the IP Routing tree, double-click VRRP.

3. In the work area, click the Interface Address tab.

4. In the toolbar, click Insert.

   The Insert Interface Address dialog box appears.

5. Using the provided fields, create the new interface.

6. Click Insert.

## Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the Interface Address tab.

Field | Definition
--- | ---
IfIndex | Specifies the IP address of the interface on which to configure VRRP.
VrId | Specifies the virtual router ID to associate with this interface.
IpAddr | Specifies the IP address to associate with the virtual router ID.
Status | Specifies the status of the interface; active or inactive.