Partial Support For Cisco Medianet 2.1 Features; Understand Medianet Autoconfiguration For Dmp 4310G Endpoints - Cisco DMS-DMP-4300G User Manual

Chapter 11 Configure Network Settings

Partial Support for Cisco Medianet 2.1 Features

NEW IN CISCO DMS 5.2.2 —
rich-media experiences, and DMP 4310G endpoints support some Medianet features. These DMPs know
and can broadcast their own product type, model, and software version. In turn, they can receive their IP
address, VLAN assignment, and network configuration settings automatically, in anticipation of you
registering them to your DMM server.
Note
These features are designed to simplify the largest deployments, whereas DMPDM is designed to
support the smallest deployments. If you manage your DMP primarily through DMPDM, your benefit
from Medianet integration will be minimal.

Understand Medianet Autoconfiguration for DMP 4310G Endpoints

DMP 4310G endpoints can use Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) to announce and identify themselves
on networks. And you might use Ethernet cables to connect such DMPs to access switches where the
autoconfiguration features of Medianet are enabled. When you do, these switches recognize from the
CDP announcements that the newly connected devices are DMPs.
After recognizing that a DMP is attached to one of its Ethernet ports, the switch can apply to this port a
set of built-in configuration macros that are optimized specifically for DMPs. By configuring so many
settings automatically, Medianet can accelerate and simplify DMP mass deployments, QoS
configuration, and asset tracking. In turn, these simplified deployments can lower your operating costs.
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