ADSL Router User Manual
forward the multicast traffic to all hosts
block and interrupt the traffic of the othe
multicast service, shown as the followin
connecting to this router and consequently
r users who do not want to receive the
g figure.
When IGMP snooping is invoked, it m
path for multicast service to save LAN b
desired, only host A and D will actually r
is enabled.
akes the system aware to establish the best
andwidth. Refer the figure below, just as
eceive multicast traffic when IGMP snooping
While IGMP snooping is enabled, the IGMP packets will be monitored, the
e the bandwidth and
helps the devices to perform more effe ctively.
Check Enabl e IGMP Snooping and
click Apply to invoke this function.
When IGMP Snooping is enabled, you
can check the box below to filter out
multicast packets which will be sent to
your local network if no u ser plays
multimedia movies.
If the PVC you’re using is NAT
enabled, remember to turn on the
IGMP Proxy at the same time. Please
refer to Internet – IGMP Proxy for
more information.
membership information will be recorded and processed, and the multicast traffic will
only be forwarded to those LAN interfaces, such a s Ethernet and USB, which are
bonded to the subscribed multicast groups. Thus it helps to sav
Note that the IGMP proxy must be e nabled
first. If the IGMP Snooping function is not
available as shown in the following figure,
you have to enable the IGMP Proxy first.
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