bonjour-gw-discovery-policy

Bonjour is Apple‘s zero-configuration networking (Zeroconf) implementation. Bonjour enables automatic IP address assignment, name to address resolution, and service discovery without having to configure a DHCP server, DNS server, and Directory server. When configured and applied on a WLAN, the Bonjour Gateway Discovery policy queries for and locates Bonjour devices (printers, computers, file-sharing servers, etc.) and services these computers provide over a local network. Bonjour works only within a single broadcast domain. However, with a special DNS configuration, it can be extended to find services across broadcast domains.

Use this command to configure a Bonjour GW Discovery policy. The policy defines a list of services clients can discover across subnets. A maximum of 8 (eight) policies can be created on access points, wireless controllers, service platforms or virtual platforms.

When configured and applied, this feature enables discovery of Bonjour services on local and tunneled VLANs, or strictly on service VLANs.

Supported on the following devices:

Access Points: AP5010, AP310i/e, AP410i/e, AP505i, AP510i, AP510e, AP560i, AP6522, AP6562, AP7161, AP7502, AP7522, AP7532, AP7562, AP7602, AP7612, AP7622, AP763, AP7662, AP8163, AP8543, AP8533.
Service Platforms: NX5500, NX7500, NX9500, NX9600
Virtual Platforms: CX9000, VX9000

Syntax

bonjour-gw-discovery-policy <POLICY-NAME>

Parameters

bonjour-gw-discovery-policy <POLICY-NAME>


<POLICY-NAME>	Specify the Bonjour GW Discovery policy name. If the policy does not exist, it is created. In the Bonjour GW Discovery policy configuration mode, use the allow-service keyword to configure the services that the Bonjour gateway is allowed to discover. A maximum of 16 (sixteen) service rules can be created. Optionally, you can restrict this facility for users on specific VLANs. To do so, specify the VLAN IDs. In Bonjour GW Discovery policy configuration mode, restrict the policy to discovery of available Bonjour services on service VLANS only, see strict-service-vlan. Execute the bonjour-gw-forwarding-policy command to enable forwarding of Bonjour service responses across VLANs. To associate a Bonjour GW Discovery policy with a WLAN, in the WLAN configuration mode, execute the following command: use > bonjour-gw-discovery-policy > <POLICY-NAME>. For more information, see use (wlan-config-mode). To associate a Bonjour GW Discovery policy with a VLAN, in the interface VLAN configuration mode, execute the following command: use > bonjour-gw-discovery-policy > <POLICY-NAME>. For more information, see use. To associate a Bonjour GW Discovery policy with a user role, in the role-policy - user-role - configuration mode, execute the following command: use > bonjour-gw-discovery-policy > <POLICY-NAME>. For more information, see use.

Examples

vx9000-3C6F18(config-bonjour-gw-discovery-policy-TestPolicy)#?
(config-bonjour-gw-discovery-policy) commands:
  allow-service        Allow Bonjour Service on local or tunneled vlans with/without 
                       VLAN IDs.
  no                   Negate a command or set its defaults
  strict-service-vlan  Configuring this rule will allow cache to discover
                       bonjour services from service VLAN only

  clrscr               Clears the display screen
  commit               Commit all changes made in this session
  do                   Run commands from Exec mode
  end                  End current mode and change to EXEC mode
  exit                 End current mode and down to previous mode
  help                 Description of the interactive help system
  revert               Revert changes
  service              Service Commands
  show                 Show running system information
  write                Write running configuration to memory or terminal

vx9000-3C6F18(config-bonjour-gw-discovery-policy-TestPolicy)#

Related Commands


no	Removes an existing Bonjour GW Discovery policy