Configure Lldp; Configure Lldp Global Settings - NETGEAR M4300 User Manual

M4300 Series and M4300-96X Fully Managed Switches User Manual

Configure LLDP

The IEEE 802.1AB-defined standard, Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), allows stations
on an 802 LAN to advertise major capabilities and physical descriptions. This information is
viewed by a network manager to identify system topology and detect bad configurations on
the LAN.
LLDP is a one-way protocol; there are no request/response sequences. Information is
advertised by stations implementing the transmit function, and is received and processed by
stations implementing the receive function. The transmit and receive functions can be
enabled/disabled separately per port. By default, both transmit and receive are disabled on
all ports. The application is responsible for starting each transmit and receive state machine
appropriately, based on the configured status and operational state of the port.
The Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED) is an
enhancement to LLDP with the following features:
Auto-discovery of LAN policies (such as VLAN, Layer 2 Priority, and DiffServ settings),
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enabling plug and play networking.
Device location discovery for creation of location databases.
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Extended and automated power management of Power over Ethernet endpoints.
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Inventory management, enabling network administrators to track their network devices
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and determine their characteristics (manufacturer, software and hardware versions,
serial/asset number).

Configure LLDP Global Settings

You can specify LLDP parameters that are applied to the switch.
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To configure global LLDP settings:
Launch a web browser.
1.
In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
2.
The login window opens.
Enter the user name and password.
3.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
Click the Login button.
4.
The System Information page displays.
Configure System Information
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