IGMP MULTICAST FILTERING
Configuring IGMP
This protocol allows a host to inform its local switch/router that it wants to receive transmissions addressed to a specific multicast address group. Use the IGMP Configuration screen to set key parameters for multicast filtering as shown below.
Parameter | Description |
IGMP Status | If enabled, the switch will monitor network traffic to |
| determine which hosts want to receive multicast traffic. |
Act as IGMP Querier If enabled, the switch can serve as the “querier”, which is responsible for asking hosts if they want to receive multicast traffic. (Not supported in the current firmware release.)
IGMP Query | The maximum number of queries issued for which there has |
Count | been no response before the switch takes action to solicit |
| reports. |
IGMP Report | The time (in seconds) between receiving an IGMP Report |
Delay | for an IP multicast address on a port before the switch sends |
| an IGMP Query out that port and removes the entry from |
| its list. |
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Note: The default values are indicated in the sample screen.
