====== CREATING A MANAGEMENT IP ADDRESS ======


The SVI and router port address can be used as the management address of the layer 3 switch.


**Layer 3 Switch:**

The address of a layer-3 switch can be configured for management or communication, for example, as the gateway for a user.


**Configuration Method 1:**

//Ruijie>enable//

//Ruijie#configure terminal//

//Ruijie(config)#interface vlan 10//

//Ruijie(config-if-VLAN 10)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0//

//Ruijie(config-if-VLAN 10)#end//

//Ruijie#write//

**Note:** //To configure the address for VLANs other than VLAN 1 in interface configuration mode, create the corresponding VLAN first; otherwise, a failure prompt is displayed.//


**Configuration Method 2:**

//Ruijie>enable//

//Ruijie#configure terminal//

//Ruijie(config)#int GigabitEthernet 1/1//

//Ruijie(config-if-GigabitEthernet 1/1)#no switchport//  //**------>configure the port as layer 3 port before configuring ip address**//

//Ruijie(config-if-GigabitEthernet 1/1)#ip add 192.168.16.1 255.255.255.0//

//Ruijie(config-if-GigabitEthernet 1/1)#end//

//Ruijie#write //           //**------>save configuration after checking.**//


===== Verification =====

Ruijie#show ip int brief

//Interface              IP-Address(Pri)           IP-Address(Sec)       Status        Protocol//

//GigabitEthernet 1/1    192.168.16.1/24        no address                up          up//

//VLAN 10                192.168.1.1/24         no address                up          up//

//VLAN 100               192.168.100.1/24      192.168.10.1/24            up          up//