Multicast
The multicast section will allow you to configure IGMP and MLD snooping for multicast
traffic filtering on the switch.
Configure unknown multicast and multicast forwarding method
Multicast > General > Property
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 11).
2. Click on Multicast, click on General, and click Property.
3. Review the settings. Click on Apply to save the configuration changes.
• Unknown Multicast Action –
o Flood: When the swich receives unknown multicast traffic, flood the
traffic out all switch ports.
o Drop: When the switch receives uknown multicast traffic, drop the
traffic.
o Forward to Router Port: When the switch receives uknown multicast
traffic, forward the traffic to the multicast router port.
o Age-Out Timer – Enter the amount of time in seconds that you want
your switch to wait before it purges an inactive dynamic MAC address.
• Multicast Forward Method – Select the method the switch should forward IPv4
multicast traffic.
o DMAC-VID: Multicast frames are forwarded by destination MAC
address.
o DIP-VID: Multicast frames are forwarded by destination IP address.
4. Click Save Settings to Flash (menu).
5. Click Save Settings to Flash (button), then click OK.
Note: This step saves all configuration changes to the NV-RAM to ensure that if the
switch is rebooted or power cycled, the configuration changes will still be applied.
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