Lldp Properties - Cisco Small Business 200 Series Administration Manual

Administration: Discovery
Configuring LLDP

LLDP Properties

The Properties page enables entering LLDP general parameters, such as enabling/disabling the feature
globally and setting timers.
To enter LLDP properties:
STEP 1
STEP 2
• LLDP Status—Select to enable LLDP on the device (enabled by default).
• LLDP Frames Handling—If LLDP is not enabled, select the action to be taken if a packet that matches
the selected criteria is received:
Filtering
- —Delete the packet.
Flooding
- —Forward the packet to all VLAN members.
• TLV Advertise Interval—Enter the rate in seconds at which LLDP advertisement updates are sent, or
use the default.
• Topology Change SNMP Notification Interval—Enter the minimum time interval between SNMP
notifications.
• Hold Multiplier—Enter the amount of time that LLDP packets are held before the packets are
discarded, measured in multiples of the TLV Advertise Interval. For example, if the TLV Advertise
Interval is 30 seconds, and the Hold Multiplier is 4, then the LLDP packets are discarded after 120
seconds.
• Reinitializing Delay—Enter the time interval in seconds that passes between disabling and
reinitializing LLDP, following an LLDP enable/disable cycle.
• Transmit Delay—Enter the amount of time in seconds that passes between successive LLDP frame
transmissions, due to changes in the LLDP local systems MIB.
• Chassis ID Advertisement—Select one of the following options for advertisement in the LLDP
messages:
MAC Address
-
Host Name
-
STEP 3
Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide
Click Administration > Discovery - LLDP > Properties.
Enter the parameters.
—Advertise the MAC address of the device.
—Advertise the host name of the device.
In the Fast Start Repeat Count field, enter the number of times LLDP packets are
sent when the LLDP-MED Fast Start mechanism is initialized. This occurs when a
new endpoint device links to the device. For a description of LLDP MED, refer to
the LLDP MED Network Policy section.
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