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Chapter5 3 Configuring Multicast Policies on Firewall Devices
Configuring PIM
PIM Page - Rendezvous Points Tab
When you configure PIM, you must choose one or more routers or routing devices to operate as the RP.
An RP is a single, common root of a shared distribution tree and is statically configured on each device.
First hop routers use the RP to send register packets on behalf of the source multicast hosts.
You can configure a single RP to serve more than one group. If a specific group is not specified, the RP
for the group is applied to the entire IP multicast group range (224.0.0.0/4).
Use the Rendezvous Points panel to define rendezvous points. You can configure more than one RP, but
you cannot have more than one entry with the same RP.
Navigation Path
You access the Rendezvous Points tab from the PIM page. For more information, see Configuring PIM,
page 53-11.
Related Topics
•PIM Page - Protocol Tab, page53-11
•PIM Page - Route Tree Tab, page53-17
•PIM Page - Request Filter Tab, page53-18
Field Reference
Neighbor Filter Group Enter a single multicast address, or a multicast group address, to which
the chosen Action applies. A group address range can be entered using
either a standard subnet mask (e.g., 239.0.0.0 255.0.0.0), or using
CIDR prefix notation (e.g., 239.0.0.0/8).
You also can Select a named network/host object.
Action Choose permit to allow the specified neighbors to participate in the DF
election process, or deny to prevent the specified neighbors from
participating in the process.
Table53-13 Add/Edit PIM Bidirectional Neighbor Filter Dialog Box (Continued)
Element Description
Table53-14 Rendezvous Points Tab
Element Description
Generate older IOS
compatible register messages
Check this box if your rendezvous point is a Cisco IOS router. The
security appliance software accepts register messages with the
checksum calculated on the PIM header and only the next 4 bytes, while
Cisco IOS software accepts register messages with the checksum
calculated on the entire PIM message for all PIM message types.
Rendezvous Points table Lists the rendezvous points currently configured on the security
appliance. Use the Add Row, Edit Row and Delete Row buttons to
manage this list; the Add Row and Edit Row buttons open the Add/Edit
Rendezvous Point Dialog Box, page 53-16.