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:
The Profile screen displays. This screen lists the default and user-defined profiles.
To delete e profile, select it and click Delete.
The profile configuration menu displays.
The CDP configuration screen displays.
| 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 Reset to revert to the last saved configuration.
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