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2-13.2 LLDP-MED
Media Endpoint Discovery is an enhancement of LLDP, known as LLDP-MED that
provides the following facilities:
Auto-discovery of LAN policies (such as VLAN, Layer 2 Priority and Differentiated
services (Diffserv) settings) enabling plug and play networking.
Device location discovery to allow creation of location databases and, in the case of
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Enhanced 911 services.
Extended and automated power management of Power over Ethernet (PoE) end
points.
Inventory management, allowing network administrators to track their network
devices, and determine their characteristics (manufacturer, software and hardware
versions, and serial or asset number).
This page allows you to configure the LLDP-MED. This function applies to VoIP devices
which support LLDP-MED.
Web Interface
To configure LLDP-MED:
1. Click LLDP-MED Configuration
2. Modify Fast start repeat count parameter, default is 4
3. Modify Coordinates Location parameters
4. Fill Civic Address Location parameters
5. Add new policy
6. Click Apply, will show following Policy Port Configuration
7. Select Policy ID for each port
8. Click Apply
Figure 2-13.2: The LLDP-MED Configuration