A method for configuring an electronic relay for an electric power distribution grid, said electronic relay being in operation operatively associated to a switching device of said electric power distribution grid to control operation of said switching device, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: - providing a graphic user interface on a computer display, said graphic user interface including graphic resources (11, 12, 13) activatable by a user; - providing first graphic resources on said graphic user interface to assist a user in selecting a set of protection functionalities to be provided by said electronic relay, the protection functionalities available for selection being the protection functionalities foreseen by standards regulations in relation to an operative role of said switching device in said electric power distribution grid, said first graphic resources comprising one or more first graphic objects uploaded on said graphic user interface, each first graphic object being activatable to select a corresponding set of protection functionalities; - providing second graphic resources on said graphic user interface to assist a user in providing configuration values to configure operating parameters processed by said electronic relay to provide the selected set of protection functionalities, said operating parameters comprising first protection parameters related to voltage protection functionalities foreseen by standards regulations for an electronic relay, second protection parameters related to frequency protection functionalities foreseen by standards regulations for an electronic relay, third protection parameters related to additional voltage protection functionalities and fourth protection parameters to manage inputs and outputs of said electronic relay; - checking whether said electronic relay meets minimum operating requirements to operate upon establishing a communication with said electronic relay and interrogating said electronic relay; - if said electronic relay meets said minimum operating requirements, transmitting configuration information including said configuration values to said electronic relay. - providing a graphic user interface on a computer display, said graphic user interface including graphic resources (11, 12, 13) activatable by a user; - providing first graphic resources on said graphic user interface to assist a user in selecting a set of protection functionalities to be provided by said electronic relay, the protection functionalities available for selection being the protection functionalities foreseen by standards regulations in relation to an operative role of said switching device in said electric power distribution grid, said first graphic resources comprising one or more first graphic objects uploaded on said graphic user interface, each first graphic object being activatable to select a corresponding set of protection functionalities; - providing second graphic resources on said graphic user interface to assist a user in providing configuration values to configure operating parameters processed by said electronic relay to provide the selected set of protection functionalities, said operating parameters comprising first protection parameters related to voltage protection functionalities foreseen by standards regulations for an electronic relay, second protection parameters related to frequency protection functionalities foreseen by standards regulations for an electronic relay, third protection parameters related to additional voltage protection functionalities and fourth protection parameters to manage inputs and outputs of said electronic relay; - checking whether said electronic relay meets minimum operating requirements to operate upon establishing a communication with said electronic relay and interrogating said electronic relay; - if said electronic relay meets said minimum operating requirements, transmitting configuration information including said configuration values to said electronic relay.