Parameter

Default

Description

IGMP Snooping

Disabled

If enabled, the switch will monitor network traffic to determine which hosts

Status1

 

want to receive multicast traffic. This is also referred to as IGMP

 

 

Snooping.

IGMP Router

5

A switch port that stops receiving multicast protocol packets for this

Timeout

 

interval will be removed from the IGMP forwarding list.

 

 

Range: 3 - 5 minutes

IGMP Group

5

The time between spotting an IGMP Report message for an IP multicast

Timeout

 

address on a specific port before the switch removes that entry from its

 

 

list.

 

 

Range: 3 - 5 minutes

Act as IGMP

Disabled

If enabled, the switch can serve as the “querier,” which is responsible for

Querier2

 

asking hosts if they want to receive multicast traffic.

1:This item is only displayed for Layer 2 mode of WGS3-2620. For WGS3-404 and multilayer mode of WGS3-2620, the full IGMP protocol set is automatically enabled/disabled along with DVMRP. (See “6.4 Multicast Filtering” and “4.5.6.1.5 Configuring DVMRP”.)

2:This item is only displayed for Layer 2 mode of WGS3-2620. When IGMP is enabled for WGS3-404 and multilayer mode of WGS3-2620, the switch will always serve as the querier if elected.

WGS3 Layer 3 Switch User’s Manual

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