Administration: Discovery
Configuring LLDP
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lowest IP address among the dynamic IP addresses. If there are no 
dynamic addresses, the software chooses the lowest IP address among 
the static IP addresses.
- None—Do not advertise the management IP address.
- Manual Advertise—Select this option and the management IP address to 
be advertised. We recommend you select this option when the device is 
in Layer 3 system mode and the device is configured with multiple IP 
addresses (this is always true on SG500X/ESW2-550X devices).
• IP Address—If Manual Advertise was selected, select the Management IP 
address from the addresses provided.
STEP  3 Enter the relevant information, and click Apply. The port settings are written to the 
Running Configuration file.
LLDP MED Network Policy
LLDP Media Endpoint Discovery
 (LLDP-MED) is an extension of LLDP that provides 
the following additional capabilities to support media endpoint devices. Some of 
the features of the LLDP Med Network Policy are:
• Enables the advertisement and discovery of network polices for real-time 
applications such as voice and/or video.
• Device location discovery to allow creation of location databases and, in the 
case of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Emergency Call Service (E-911) 
by using IP Phone location information.
• Troubleshooting information. LLDP MED sends alerts to network managers 
upon: 
- Port speed and duplex mode conflicts
- QoS policy misconfigurations