Configuring Discovery
Configuring Bonjour Discovery
Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
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When Bonjour Discovery is disabled, the switch stops any service type
advertisements and does not respond to requests for service from network
management applications.
To globally enable Bonjour when the system is in Layer 2:
STEP 1
Click
Administration
>
Discovery - Bonjour
. The
Discovery - Bonjour
page
opens.
STEP 2
Select
Enable
to enable Bonjour Discovery globally on the switch.
STEP 3
Click
Apply
. Bonjour is enabled or disabled on the switch according to the
selection.
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. Bonjour can individually be
assigned per-port and/or per-VLAN basis. When Bonjour is enabled, the switch
can send Bonjour Discovery packets to interfaces with IP addresses that have
been associated with Bonjour on the Bonjour Discovery Interface Control table.
(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. The Bonjour Discovery Interface Control Table shows interfaces
with IP addresses that are associated with the Bonjour feature. Any Bonjour
advertisement will only be broadcasted to interfaces listed in this table. (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.