Chapter 24: LLDP
“Setting Port States” on page 307
Enabling or Disabling LLDP
You must enable LLDP before changing the LLDP System Information settings or the port settings.
To enable or disable the LLDP feature, perform the following procedure:
1.From the main menu on the left side of the page, click the LLDP folder. The LLDP folder expands.
2.From the LLDP folder, select LLDP Global Setting.
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3.From the LLDP parameter, select one of the following radio button choices:
Enable: The LLDP feature is active.
Disable: The LLDP feature is inactive.
Note
The LLDP feature is not dependent on the DHCP feature. As a result, the DHCP feature can be set to either enabled or disabled without affecting LLDP.
4.Click the Apply button to the right of the either the Enable or Disable radio buttons.
The LLDP setting that you have selected is now active.
5.Below the Enable or Disable radio buttons, you may adjust the following parameters as needed:
Message TX Hold Multiplier: Sets the hold multiplier value. The hold time multiplier is multiplied by the transmit interval to give the Time To Live (TTL) that the switch advertises to the neighbors.
The range is from 2 to 10.
Message TX Interval: Sets the transmit interval, which is the interval between regular transmissions of LLDP advertisements. The range is from 1 to 10 seconds.
LLDP Reinit Delay: Sets the reinitialization delay, which is the number of seconds that must elapse after LLDP is disabled on a port before it can be reinitialized. The range is from 1 to 10 seconds.
LLDP TX Delay: Sets the value of the transmission delay timer,
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