Administration
LLDP-MED
Cisco Small Business SG200 Series 8-port Smart Switch
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The switch supports the LLDP Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED) extensions
to the LLDP protocol. LLDP-MED enables auto-discovery of LAN policies, device
location, and other device characteristics, and automates management of Power-
over-Ethernet (PoE) endpoints.
See the following topics for more information on the configuration pages available
in the Administration > Discovery - LLDP menu:
•
Configuring Global LLDP-MED Properties
•
Configuring LLDP-MED on a Port
•
LLDP-MED Port Status Details
•
LLDP-MED Neighbor Information
Configuring Global LLDP-MED Properties
Use the
LLDP MED Properties
page to specify global parameters for this feature.
To configure global LLDP-MED properties:
STEP 1
Click
Administration
>
Discovery - LLDP-MED
>
Properties
in the navigation
window.
The LLDP-MED specification defines two primary device classes: Network
Connectivity devices and Endpoint devices. As indicated in the Device Class field,
the switch is classified as a Network Connectivity device.
STEP 2
For
Asset ID
, enter the asset ID for the switch, advertised in Inventory TLVs.
STEP 3
Specify the Location Parameters to identify the physical location of the switch:
•
Subtype
—Select one of the following options to configure how the switch
location is identified in TLVs:
-
Coordinate Based
—Switch location is identified using GPS coordinates
in hexadecimal format.
-
Civic Address
—Switch location is identified using a geographic
description of the location, such as city, street name, and building name.
-
ELIN
—Switch location is identified using the Emergency Location
Identification Number (ELIN) of the switch.
