Bonjour for a System in Layer 3 Mode

In Layer 3 mode, each interface (VLAN, port, or LAG) can be assigned an IP address. When Bonjour is enabled, the switch can send Bonjour Discovery packets on all interfaces that have IP addresses. (When the switch is operating in Layer 3 mode, go to IP Configuration > Management and IP Interface > IPv4 Interface to configure an IP address to an interface.)

If a interface, such as a VLAN, is deleted, Goodbye packets are sent to deregister services the switch is advertising from the neighboring cache table within the local network. (See the Bonjour Discovery Interface Control Table on Administration > Discovery - Bonjour page. If the available services are changed, those changes are advertised, deregistering services that are turned off and registering services that are turned on. If an IP address is changed, that change is advertised.

If Bonjour is disabled, the switch does not send Bonjour Discovery advertisements and it does not listen for Bonjour Discovery advertisements sent by other devices.

To configure Bonjour when the switch is in Layer 3 mode:

  1. Click Administration > Discovery - Bonjour. The Discovery-Bonjour page opens.
  2. Select Enable to enable Bonjour discovery globally.
  3. Click Apply to update the Running Configuration file.
  4. To enable Bonjour on an interface, click Add.
  5. Select the interface, and click Apply.

NOTE     Click Delete to disable Bonjour on an interface (this performs the delete operation without any additional operation, such as Apply).