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Command Attributes
•IGMP Status — When enabled, the switch will monitor network
traffic to determine which hosts want to receive multicast traffic. This
is also referred to as IGMP Snooping. (Default: Disabled)
•Act as IGMP Querier — When enabled, the switch can serve as the
Querier, which is responsible for asking hosts if they wan t to receive
multicast traffic. (Default: Disabled)
•IGMP Query Count — Sets the maximum number of queries issued
for which there has been no response before the switch takes action to
solicit reports. (Default: 2, Range: 2 - 10)
•IGMP Query Interval — Sets the frequency (in seconds) at which
the switch sends IGMP host-query messages. (Default: 125,
Range: 60 - 125)
•IGMP Report Delay — Sets the time (in seconds) between receiving
an IGMP Report for an IP multicast address on a port before the
switch sends an IGMP Query out of that port and removes the entry
from its list. (Default: 10, Range: 5 - 30)
•Query Timeout — Sets the time (in seconds) the switch waits after
the previous querier has stopped querying before it takes over as the
querier. (Default: 300 seconds, Range: 300 - 500)
•IGMP Version — Sets the protocol version for compatibility with
other devices on the network. (Default: 2, Range: 1 - 2)
Notes: 1. All systems on the subnet must support the same version.
2. Some attributes are only enabled for IGMPv2, including
IGMP Report Delay and IGMP Query Timeout.