NETGEAR GS716T

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GS716T and GS724T Gigabit Smart Switches
IGMP Snooping Querier
IGMP snooping requires that one central switch or router periodically query all end-devices
on the network to announce their multicast memberships. This central device is the IGMP
querier. The IGMP query responses, known as IGMP reports, keep the switch updated with
the current multicast group membership on a port-by-port basis. If the switch does not
receive updated membership information in a timely fashion, it will stop forwarding multicasts
to the port where the end device is located.
These pages enable you to configure and display information on IGMP snooping queriers on
the network and, separately, on VLANs.
The IGMP Snooping Querier feature contains links to the following pages:
• IGMP Snooping Querier Configuration on page 124
• IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Configuration on page 126
• IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Status on page 127
IGMP Snooping Querier Configuration
Use this page to enable or disable the IGMP Snooping Querier feature, specify the IP
address of the router to perform the querying, and configure the related parameters.
To access this page, click Switching Multicast  IGMP Snooping Querier  IGMP Snooping
 Querier Configuration.
To configure IGMP Snooping Querier settings:
1. From the Querier Admin Mode field, enable or disable the administrative mode for
IGMP Snooping Querier.