Editing LLDP Port Settings
Use the Port Settings page to activate LLDP and remote log server notification per port, and to select the TLVs included in LLDP PDUs.
The LLDP-MED TLVs to be advertised can be selected in the LLDP MED Port Settings page.
To define the LLDP port settings:
- Click Administration > Discovery - LLDP > Port Settings. The Port Settings page opens.
This page displays the port LLDP information.
- Select a port and click Edit. The Edit LLDP Port Settings page opens.
This page provides the following fields:
- Interface--Select the port to be defined.
- Administrative Status--Select the LLDP publishing option for the port. The values are:
- System Log Notification--Select Enable to notify notification recipients that there has been a topology change.
The time interval between notifications is entered in the Topology Change System Log Notification Interval field in the LLDP Properties page.
- Available Optional TLVs--Select the information to be published by the switch by moving the TLV to the Selected Optional TLVs list. The available TLVs contain the following information:
- Port Description--Information about the port, including manufacturer, product name and hardware/software version.
- System Name--System's assigned name (in alpha-numeric format). The value equals the sysName object.
- System Description--Description of the network entity (in alpha-numeric format). This includes the system's name and versions of the hardware, operating system, and networking software supported by the switch. The value equals the sysDescr object.
- System Capabilities--Primary functions of the switch, and whether or not these functions are enabled in the switch. The capabilities are indicated by two octets. Bits 0 through 7 indicate Other, Repeater, Bridge, WLAN AP, Router, Telephone, DOCSIS cable device, and station respectively. Bits 8 through 15 are reserved.
- 802.3 MAC-PHY--Duplex and bit rate capability and the current duplex and bit rate settings of the sending device. It also indicates whether the current settings are due to auto-negotiation or manual configuration.
- 802.3 Link Aggregation--Whether the link (associated with the port on which the LLDP PDU is transmitted) can be aggregated. It also indicates whether the link is currently aggregated, and if so, provides the aggregated port identifier.
- 802.3 Maximum Frame--Maximum frame size capability of the MAC/PHY implementation.
The following fields relate to the Management Address:
- Advertisement Mode--Select one of the following ways to advertise the IP management address of the switch:
- Auto Advertise--Send the current management IP address of the switch, regardless of whether it was acquired via DHCP or manually. If the switch is operating in layer 3 mode with multiple IP addresses, the default VLANs IP address is used.
- None--Do not advertise the management IP address.
- Manual Advertise--Select this option and the management IP address to be advertised.
- IP Address--If Manual Advertise was selected, select the Management IP address from the addresses provided.
- Enter the relevant information, and click Apply. The port settings are modified, and the Running Configuration file is updated.