IP routing configuration using Enterprise Device Manager

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

The Nortel 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 routing is enabled 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.