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Chapter 24 Configuring CDP
Configuring CDP
Configuring CDP
These sections contain this configuration information:
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Default CDP Configuration, page 24-2
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Configuring the CDP Characteristics, page 24-2
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Disabling and Enabling CDP, page 24-3
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Disabling and Enabling CDP on an Interface, page 24-4
Default CDP Configuration
Table 24-1
shows the default CDP configuration.
Configuring the CDP Characteristics
You can configure the frequency of CDP updates, the amount of time to hold the information before
discarding it, and whether or not to send Version-2 advertisements.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the CDP timer, holdtime, and
advertisement type.
Note
Steps 2 through 4 are all optional and can be performed in any order.
Table 24-1
Default CDP Configuration
Feature
Default Setting
CDP global state
Enabled
CDP interface state
Enabled
CDP timer (packet update frequency)
60 seconds
CDP holdtime (before discarding)
180 seconds
CDP Version-2 advertisements
Enabled
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
cdp timer
seconds
(Optional) Set the transmission frequency of CDP updates in seconds.
The range is 5 to 254; the default is 60 seconds.
Step 3
cdp holdtime
seconds
(Optional) Specify the amount of time a receiving device should hold the
information sent by your device before discarding it.
The range is 10 to 255 seconds; the default is 180 seconds.
Step 4
cdp advertise-v2
(Optional) Configure CDP to send Version-2 advertisements.
This is the default state.
Step 5
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.