Discovery - Cdp - Cisco 350 Series Administration Manual

Administration: Discovery

Discovery - CDP

Discovery - CDP
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Cisco 350, 350X and 550X Series Managed Switches, Firmware Release 2.4, ver 0.4
This section describes how to configure CDP.
It covers the following topics:
• CDP Properties
• CDP Interface Settings
• CDP Local Information
• CDP Neighbors Information
• CDP Statistics
CDP Properties
Similar to LLDP, the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a link layer protocol for directly-
connected neighbors to advertise themselves and their capabilities to each other. Unlike LLDP,
CDP is a Cisco proprietary protocol.
CDP Configuration Workflow
The followings is sample workflow for configuring CDP on the device. You can also find
additional CDP configuration guidelines in the LLDP/CDP section.
Enter the CDP global parameters using the CDP Properties page
Configure CDP per interface using the
If Auto Smartport is used to detect the capabilities of CDP devices, enable CDP in the
Properties page.
See Smartport Types for a description of how CDP is used to identify devices for the
Smartport feature.
To enter CDP general parameters:
Click Administration > Discovery - CDP > Properties.
Enter the parameters.
• CDP Status—Select to enable CDP on the device.
CDP Interface Settings page
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