Macro Auto Global Processing - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

macro auto global processing

Use the macro auto global processing global configuration command to enable Auto SmartPorts
macros on the switch. Use the no form of this command to disable Auto SmartPorts (ASP) macros
globally.
Note
Syntax Description
cdp
lldp
Defaults Auto Smartports is disabled.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History Release
12.2(54)SG
Usage Guidelines Use the macro auto global processing global configuration command to globally enable Auto
Smartports macros on the switch. To disable ASP macros on a specific port, use the no macro auto
processing command in the interface mode before ASP is enabled globally.
Auto Smartports macros dynamically configure ports based on the device type detected on the port.
When the switch detects a new device on a port it applies the appropriate ASP macro. When a link-down
event occurs on a port, the switch removes the macro. For example, when you connect a Cisco IP phone
to a port, ASP automatically applies the IP phone macro. The IP phone macro enables quality of service
(QoS), security features, and a dedicated voice VLAN to ensure proper treatment of delay-sensitive
voice traffic.
ASP uses event triggers to map devices to macros. The most common event triggers are based on
Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) messages received from connected devices. The detection of a device
invokes a CDP event trigger: Cisco IP phone, Cisco wireless access point, Cisco switch, or Cisco router.
Other event triggers use MAC authentication bypass (MAB) and 802.1X authentication messages.
Use CDP if port authentication is enabled and the RADIUS server does not send an event trigger.
Select LLDP to apply auto configuration if authentication fails.
If authentication is enabled on a port, a switch ignores CDP and LLDP messages unless the cdp keyword
is enabled.
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macro auto global processing [cdp | lldp]
no macro auto global processing [ cdp | ldp]
Starting with Release 15.0(2)SG, the fallback option has been deprecated.
Selects CDP as fallback mode.
Selects LLDP as fallback mode.
Modification
This command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release IOS XE 3.4.0SG and IOS 15.1(2)SG)
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