Configuring Routing Interfaces 867
Configuring Routing Interfaces (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands you use to configure 
VLAN routing interfaces, loopbacks, and tunnels on the switch. For more 
information about the commands, see the 
PowerConnect 
8024/8024F/8132/8132F/8164/8164F CLI Reference Guide
 at 
support.dell.com/manuals. 
Configuring VLAN Routing Interfaces (IPv4)
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to 
configure a VLAN as a routing interface and set the IP configuration 
parameters.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
interface vlan 
vlan-id
Enter Interface Configuration mode for the specified 
VLAN.
ip address {dhcp | none 
|
ip_address subnet_mask 
[secondary]} 
Configure the IP address. 
Use the dhcp keyword to enable the DHCP client and 
obtain an IP address from a network DHCP server. Use 
none to release the address obtained from the DHCP 
server. 
Use 
ip_address 
and 
subnet_mask
 to assign a static IP 
address. If you configure a static address, you can use 
the secondary keyword to specify that the address is a 
secondary IP address.
ip netdirbcast  Enable the forwarding of network-directed broadcasts.
encapsulation {ethernet | 
snap}
Configure the link-layer encapsulation type for the 
packet. Routed frames are always ethernet encapsulated 
when a frame is routed to a VLAN.
ip proxy-arp Enable proxy ARP on the interface. Without proxy ARP, 
the switch responds to an ARP request only if the target 
IP address is an address configured on the interface 
where the ARP request arrived. This command is not 
available in interface range mode.