Configuring Lldp - Dell 5324 - PowerConnect Switch User Manual Addendum

Configuring LLDP

The Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) allows network managers to troubleshoot and enhance network
management by discovering and maintaining network topologies over multi-vendor environments. LLDP
discovers network neighbors by standardizing methods for network devices to advertise themselves to other
system, and to store discovered information. Device discovery information includes:
• Device Identification
• Device Capabilities
• Device Configuration
The advertising device transmits multiple advertisement message sets in a single LAN packet. The multiple
advertisement sets are sent in the packet Type Length Value (TLV) field. LLDP devices must support chassis and
port ID advertisement, as well as system name, system ID, system description, and system capability
advertisements.
The LLDP Properties page contains fields for configuring LLDP.
To open the LLDP Properties Page, click Security
Figure 1-1. LLDP Properties
Enable LLDP — Indicates if LLDP is enabled on the device. The possible field values are:
Checked — Indicates that LLDP is enabled on the device.
Unchecked — Indicates that LLDP is disabled on the device. This is the default value.
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LLDP LLDP Properties in the tree view.