To enable IP routing, use the command ip routing in Global Configuration Mode. The no form of this command disables IP routing. IP routing is the path defined by set of protocols for the data to follow across multiple networks from source to its destination. When an IP packet is to be forwarded, the router uses its forwarding table to determine the next hop address. The header in the IP packet has the next hop information.
Global Configuration Mode
iS5Comm(config)# ip routing