Administration
LLDP-MED
Cisco Small Business SG200 Series 8-port Smart Switch 82
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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.