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Cisco IE 2000 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 32 Configuring CDP
How to Configure CDP
For a switch and connected endpoint devices running Cisco Medianet, these events occur:
CDP identifies connected endpoints that communicate directly with the switch.
Only one wired switch reports the location information to prevent duplicate reports of neighboring
devices.
The wired switch and the endpoints both send and receive location information.
The switch supports CDP Version 2.

Default CDP Configuration

How to Configure CDP

Configuring the CDP Parameters

You can configure the frequency of CDP updates, the amount of time to hold the information before
discarding it, and whether or not to send Version-2 advertisements.
Note Steps 2 through 4 are all optional and can be performed in any order.
Tab l e 32-1 Default CDP Configuration
Feature Default Setting
CDP global state Enabled
CDP interface state Enabled
CDP timer (packet update frequency) 60 seconds
CDP holdtime (before discarding) 180 seconds
CDP Version-2 advertisements Enabled
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enters global con figuration mode.
Step 2 cdp timer seconds (Optional) Sets the transmission frequency of CDP updates in seconds.
The range is 5 to 254; the default is 60 seconds.
Step 3 cdp holdtime seconds (Optional) Specifies the amount of time a receiving device should hold the
information sent by your device before discarding it.
The range is 10 to 255 seconds; the default is 180 seconds.
Step 4 cdp advertise-v2 (Optional) Configures CDP to send Version-2 advertisements.
This is the default state.
Step 5 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.