Parameter

Default

Description

IGMP Snooping

Disabled

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

Status*1

 

hosts 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 last spotting an IGMP Report message for an IP

Timeout

 

multicast address on a specific port and the switch removing 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

Querier*2

 

for asking hosts is 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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