Managing Device Information
Managing Cisco Discovery Protocol
ESW 500 Series Switches Administration Guide
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Managing Cisco Discovery Protocol
The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a Cisco proprietary protocol that enables
devices to advertise their existence to other devices by CDP sending out periodic
updates to a Multicast address. In addition, CDP allows devices to receive
information about other devices on the same LAN or on the remote WAN side. The
system supports CDP versions 1 and 2. To enable CDP on the device:
STEP 1
Click Monitor & Device Properties > CDP. The
CDP Page
opens:
CDP Page
The
CDP Page
contains the following fields:
The following fields are configurable by the user:
•
CDP Status — Indicates if CDP is enabled on the device. The possible field
values are:
-
Enable
— Enables CDP on the device. This is the default value.
-
Disable
— Disables CDP on the device.