700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support
In networks where multimedia applications generate multicast traffic, Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP) can greatly reduce unnecessary bandwidth usage by limiting traffic forwarding that is otherwise broadcast to the whole network. Enabling IGMP will allow individual ports to detect IGMP queries, report packets, and manage IP multicast traffic through the switch.
Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support> Enable/Disable IGMP
Figure 4-36: Multimedia Support
•Enable. The system will detect IGMP queries, report packets, and manage IP multicast traffic through the switch
•Disable. The switch will forward traffic and disregard any IGMP requests.
Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support> Static Multicast Administration
Use this menu to configure permanently reachable multicast groups.
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