Configuring Multicast Forwarding
IP Multicast Group Address
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• Dynamic—Indicates that the interface was added to the Multicast group as 
a result of IGMP/MLD snooping.
• Forbidden—Specifies that this port is forbidden from joining this group on 
this VLAN.
• None—Specifies that the port is not currently a member of this Multicast 
group on this VLAN.
STEP 10 Click Apply, and the switch is updated.
IP Multicast Group Address
The 
IP Multicast Group Address Page 
is similar to the 
MAC Group Address Page 
except that Multicast groups are identified by IP addresses. 
The 
IP Multicast Group Address Page
 enables querying and adding IP Multicast 
groups.
To define and view IP Multicast groups:
STEP 1 Click Multicast> IP Multicast Group Address. The 
IP Multicast Group Address 
Page 
opens. 
The page displays all of the IP Multicast group addresses learned by snooping.
STEP  2 Enter the parameters required for filtering.
• VLAN ID equals to—Define the VLAN ID of the group to be displayed.
• IP Version equals to—Select IPv6 or IPv4.
• IP Multicast Group Address equals to—Define the IP address of the 
Multicast group to be displayed. This is only relevant when Forwarding 
mode is (S,G). 
• Source IP Address equals to—Define the source IP address of the sending 
device. If mode is (S,G), enter the sender S. This together with the IP Group 
Address is the Multicast group ID (S,G) to be displayed. If mode is (*.G), enter 
an * to indicate that the Multicast group is only defined by destination.
STEP  3 Click Go. The results are displayed in the lower block. When Bonjour and IGMP are 
enabled on a Layer 2 switch, the IP Multicast address of Bonjour is displayed.