84 Manual Documentation Number: EIR510-xSFP-T_0708m
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IGMP Configuration The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is an internal protocol of
the Internet Protocol (IP) suite. IP manages multicast traffic by using
switches, routers, and hosts that support IGMP. Enabling IGMP allows the
ports to detect IGMP queries and report packets and manage IP multicast
traffic through the switch. IGMP has three fundamental types of message.
Message Description
Query
A message sent from the querier (IGMP router or switch)
asking for a response from each host belonging to the
multicast group.
Report
A message sent by a host to the querier to indicate that the
host wants to be or is a member of a given group indicated in
the report message.
Leave
Group
A message sent by a host to the querier to indicate that the
host has quit being a member of a specific multicast group.
The switch support IP multicast, you can enable IGMP protocol on web
management’s switch setting advanced page, then the IGMP snooping
information displays. IP multicast addresses range are from 224.0.0.0
through 239.255.255.255.
IGMP Protocol: Enable or disable the IGMP protocol.
IGMP Query: Enable or disable the IGMP query function. The IGMP
query information will be displayed in IGMP status section.
Click Apply .