The default value is 300 seconds.

Leave Timeout — Indicates the amount of time the host waits, after requesting to leave the IGMP group and not receiving a Join message from another station, before timing out. If a Leave Timeout occurs, the switch notifies the Multicast device to stop sending traffic The Leave Timeout value is either user-defined, or an immediate leave value. The default timeout is 10 seconds.

2.Click the Enable IGMP Snooping Status checkbox.

3.Click . IGMP Snooping is enabled on the device.

To modify IGMP Snooping:

1.Click . The Multicast Global Parameters Settings Page opens:

Figure 95: Multicast Global Parameters Settings Page

2.Modify the VLAN ID, IGMP Status Enable, Enable Auto Learn, Host Timeout, MRouter Timeout, and Leave Timeout fields.

3.Click . The IGMP global parameters are modified, and the device is updated.

10.2 Defining Multicast Bridging Groups

The Multicast Group Page displays the ports and LAGs attached to the Multicast service group in the Ports and LAGs tables. The Port and LAG tables also reflect the manner in which the port or LAGs joined the Multicast group. Ports can be added either to existing groups or to new Multicast service groups. The Multicast Group Page permits new Multicast service groups to be created. The Multicast Group Page also assigns ports to a specific Multicast service address group.

To define multicast groups:

1.Click System > Bridging Config > Multicast Support > Bridge Multicast > Multicast Group. The Multicast Group Page opens:

Figure 96: Multicast Group Page

The Multicast Group Page contains the following information:

Enable Bridge Multicast Filtering — Indicates if Bridge Multicast filtering is enabled on the device.

The possible field values are:

Checked — Enables Multicast filtering on the device.

Unchecked — Disables Multicast filtering on the device. If Multicast filtering is disabled, Multicast frames are flooded to all ports in the relevant VLAN. Disabled is the default value.

VLAN ID — Identifies a VLAN and contains information about the Multicast group address.

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TL-SG3109, TL-SL3428, TL-SL3452 specifications

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