CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) is a proprietary Data Link Layer protocol implemented
in Cisco networking equipment. It's primarily used to obtain IP addresses of
neighboring devices and discover their platform information. CDP is also used to
obtain information about the interfaces the access point uses. CDP runs only over
the data link layer enabling two systems that support different network-layer
protocols to learn about each other.
To define the profile‘s CDP configuration:
Procedure
Select the Configuration →
Devices → System Profile tab from the Web UI.
The Profile screen displays. This screen lists the default and
user-defined profiles.
Click Add to create a
new profile. If modifying an existing profile, select the profile and click
Edit.
To delete e profile, select it and click Delete.
The profile configuration menu displays.
Expand Network and
select Cisco Discovery
Protocol.
The CDP configuration screen displays.
Network - Cisco
Discovery Protocol (CDP) screen
Enable/disable CDP and set the following settings:
Enable CDP
Select this option to enable CDP and allow for network
address discovery of Cisco supported devices and operating
system version. This setting is enabled by default.
Hold Time
Set a hold time (in seconds) for the transmission of CDP
packets. Set a value from 10 - 1,800. The default setting is
1,800 seconds.
Timer
Use the spinner control to set the interval for CDP
packet transmissions. The default setting is 60
seconds.
Select OK to save the
CDP configuration changes.
Select Reset to revert to the last saved configuration.
