Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Console Management Interface

Configuring Static Multicast Filtering Table

To edit the IEEE 802.1q Multicast Filtering settings:

1.Highlight Configure Static Multicast Filtering Table on the Configure Static (Destination-Address Filtering) Table.

2.Press the Enter key. The following screen is displayed.

3.Toggle the Action field to Add/Modify.

4.Type the VID number of the VLAN that will be receiving the multicast packets in the VLAN ID field.

5.Type the MAC address of the multicast source in the Multicast MAC Address field.

6.Set the multicast group membership of each port by highlighting (E/-)field using the arrow keys, and then toggling between E, F, or a dash () using the spacebar.

E (Egress Member)—Specifies that the port is a static member of the multicast group. Egress Member Ports transmit traffic for the multicast group.

F (Forbidden Nonmember)—Specifies that the port is not a member of the multicast group and that the port is forbidden from becoming a member of the multicast group dynamically.

(Nonmember)—Specifies that the port is not a member of the multicast group, but the port can become a member of the multicast group dynamically.

7.Toggle the Type field to the static multicast filter type Permanent or DeleteOnReset.

8.Highlight APPLY and press the Enter key.

NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using the Save Changes option on the main menu. Refer to the “Saving Changes” section earlier in this chapter.

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