Configure Switching Information
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wasting bandwidth is even worse when the LAN segment is not shared, for example in
full-duplex links.
Allowing switches to snoop IGMP packets is a creative effort to solve this problem. The
switch uses the information in the IGMP packets as they are being forwarded throughout the
network to determine which segments receive packets directed to the group address.
Configure IGMP Snooping
You can configure the parameters for IGMP snooping, which is used to build forwarding lists
for multicast traffic.
Note: You must log in as the admin user, which has read/write access
privileges to change the data on this page.
To configure IGMP snooping:
1. Launch a web browser.
2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
The login window opens.
3. Enter the user name and password.
The default admin user name is
admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
4. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select Switching> Multicast > IGMP Snooping > Configuration.
6. Select the Admin mode Enable or Disable radio button.
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