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4. Before creating a Multicast VLAN, you should enable the MLD snooping function in 8.2.1
Snooping Config.
5. After a multicast VLAN is created, all the MLD packets will be processed only within the
multicast VLAN.
Configuration Procedure of Multicast VLAN:
Step Operation Description
1
Create VLAN. Required. On the VL AN →802.1Q VLAN →VLAN Config
page, click the Cre ate
button to create a VLAN. Enter the
VLAN ID and the description for the VLAN. Meanwhile,
specify its member ports.
2
Enable MLD snooping
globally.
Required. On the Multicast →MLD Snooping →Global
Config page, enable the MLD snooping function globally.
3
Enable the Multicast VLAN. Required. On the Multicast →MLD Snooping →Multicast
page, enable the Multicast VLAN
Multicast VLAN ID as the VLAN specified in Step 1.
8.2.5 Querier Config
In an IPv6 multicast network that runs MLD, a Layer 3 multicast device works as an MLD querier to
send out MLD queries and manage the multicast table. But MLD is not supported by the devices in
Layer 2 network. MLD Snooping Querier can act as an MLD Router in Layer 2 network. It can help
to create and maintain multicast forwarding table on the switch with the Query messages it
generates.
Choose the menu Multicast→MLD Snooping→Querier Con fig to load the following page.
Figure 8-17 Querier Config
The following entries are displayed on this screen:
MLD Snooping Querier Config
VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID which you want to start Querier.
Query Interval:
Enter the Query message interval time. The Querier
will send General Query Message within this interval.
Enter the value of Maximum Response Time of the
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