HP 2500 manual Web Enabling or Disabling Igmp, How Igmp Operates

Configuring Advanced Features

Multimedia Traffic Control with IP Multicast (IGMP)

HP2512> show ip igmp config	Show command to display
	results of above high-priority
	commands.

Configuring the Querier Function. The default querier function is “enabled”. This command disables or re-enables the querier function.

Syntax:	[no] vlan <vid> ip igmp querier
Default:	Yes
HP2512(config)# no vlan 1 ip		Disables the querier function
	igmp querier	on VLAN 1.
HP2512> show ip igmp config		Show command to display
		results of above querier
		command.

Web: Enabling or Disabling IGMP

In the web browser interface you can enable or disable IGMP on a per-VLAN basis. To configure other IGMP features, telnet to the switch console and use the CLI.

To Enable or Disable IGMP

1.Click on the Configuration tab.

2.Click on [Device Features].

3.If more than one VLAN is configured, use the VLAN pull-down menu to select the VLAN on which you want to enable or disable IGMP.

4.Use the Multicast Filtering (IGMP) menu to enable or disable IGMP.

5.Click on [Apply Changes] to implement the configuration change.

For web-based help on how to use the web browser interface screen, click on the [?] button provided on the web browser screen.

How IGMP Operates

The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is an internal protocol of the Internet Protocol (IP) suite. IP manages multicast traffic by using switches, multicast routers, and hosts that support IGMP. (In Hewlett-Pack- ard’s implementation of IGMP, a multicast router is not necessary as long as

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