Llmp-Med Information Discovery; Behavior When Lldp Is Enabled; Enable Lldp Using A Usb Storage Device; Enable Lldp In The Web Interface - Polycom RealPresence Group Series Administrator's Manual

LLMP-MED Information Discovery

LLDP-MED enables the following information discovery for RealPresence Group Series systems:
• Auto discovery of LAN policies enabling plug and play networking
• Inventory management, which allows network administrators to track their network devices.

Behavior When LLDP is Enabled

When LLDP is enabled on a RealPresence Group Series system, it discovers VLANs advertised by the
network switch and automatically configures the system for one of the VLANs. If the room system
discovers any of the following VLAN types in LLDP data from the network switch, the system
automatically configures itself for one of them. The chosen VLAN type is based on the order of
precedence, as follows:
• Video Conferencing VLAN
• Voice VLAN
• Voice Signaling VLAN
If none of the above VLAN types are found, the room system configures itself for the default or native
LAN of the switch port to which it is connected.
LLDP packets are transmitted regularly so that the network switch (and the neighboring endpoints) are
aware of the system presence on the network.

Enable LLDP Using a USB Storage Device

When you install a new RealPresence Group Series system on a network (or reset the system), you can
enable LLDP just before the setup wizard process using a USB storage device.
Procedure
1. Create a usbprovisioning.properties file with the following text string:
lldpenable=true
2. Copy the usbprovisioning.properties file to a USB storage device into the root folder.
3. Ensure that the system is powered off.
4. Insert the USB storage device into the system USB drive.
5. Power on the system.
After the room system detects the file, you cannot interact with the
system while it detects and places it into the VLAN network. Once the
LLDP detection process is complete, you can continue the setup wizard
process.

Enable LLDP in the Web Interface

If you have already used the setup wizard and do not want to reset your RealPresence Group Series
system to run the setup wizard again, you can configure LLDP in the system web interface.
Procedure
1. In the system web interface, go to Admin Settings > Network > LAN Properties.
2. Select the check box at Enable LLDP and click Save.
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