Specifications

CDP Settings
4-26 Advanced Configuration
CDP Settings
CabletronDiscoveryProtocol(CDP)settingscontrolshowtheAPusesCDPtodiscoverneighbors
onthephysicalLANtowhichitconnects.
Using Web Management
SelectCDPSettingsfromthemenu.TheCDPSettingspageappears.
• GlobalStatus:
– Disable‐disablesthisAPfromusingCDP.
– Enable‐enablesthisAPtouseCDPandtosendinformationaboutitselfatthe specified
TransmitFrequency.
– Auto‐enablesthisAPtouseCDPandtosendinformationabout
itselfwhenitreceives
hellopackets.Default:Auto
• HoldTime(15‐600):SpecifiesamountoftimeinsecondsthattheAPretainsneighborentry
afterreceivinglasthellopacket.Default:180
• TransmitFrequency(5‐900):IntervalinsecondsbetweenAPtransmissionofCDPhellopackets.
Default:60
• Authentication
Key:Specifiesacharacterstringofupto16‐bytestouseasanauthenticationkey
forCDPpackets.
Note: The Port Status overrides the Global Status. Make the same selections for both global and
port status or make sure the port status settings match the behavior you want.