XS712T Smart Switch
Multicast
Multicast IP traffic is traffic that is destined to a host group. Host groups for IPv4 multicast are identified by class D addresses, which range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Host groups for IPv6 multicast are identified by the prefix ff00::/8.
The Multicast menu contains links described in the following sections.
•Bridge Multicast Forwarding
•MFDB Table
•MFDB Statistics
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•IGMP Snooping
•IGMP Snooping Querier
•MLD Snooping
Bridge Multicast Forwarding
When you create a VLAN, a default multicast forwarding option is assigned. You can use the Global Multicast Mode setting to set all VLANs currently configured on the switch to a selected forwarding mode. The global setting does not create a default setting for VLANs created
To configure bridge multicast forwarding:
1.Select Switching > Multicast > MFDB > Bridge Multicast Forwarding.
2.Select the VLAN for which the Forwarding Mode is to be changed.
3.From the Forwarding Mode menu, select the forwarding mode. Possible values are:
•Forward Unregistered. If a packet is received from a VLAN with a multicast destination address and no ports in the VLAN are registered to receive multicast packets for that address, then the packet is flooded to all ports in the VLAN. The