Chapter 24 Multicast

24.5 IGMP Filtering Profile

An IGMP filtering profile specifies a range of multicast groups that clients connected to the Switch are able to join. A profile contains a range of multicast IP addresses which you want clients to be able to join. Profiles are assigned to ports (in the Multicast Setting screen). Clients connected to those ports are then able to join the multicast groups specified in the profile. Each port can be assigned a single profile. A profile can be assigned to multiple ports.

Click Advanced Applications > Multicast > Multicast Setting > IGMP Filtering Profile link to display the screen as shown.

Figure 114 Advanced Application > Multicast > Multicast Setting > IGMP Filtering Profile

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 69 Advanced Application > Multicast > Multicast Setting > IGMP Filtering Profile

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Profile Name

Enter a descriptive name for the profile for identification purposes.

 

To configure additional rule(s) for a profile that you have already

 

added, enter the profile name and specify a different IP multicast

 

address range.

 

 

Start Address

Type the starting multicast IP address for a range of multicast IP

 

addresses that you want to belong to the IGMP filter profile.

 

 

End Address

Type the ending multicast IP address for a range of IP addresses that

 

you want to belong to the IGMP filter profile.

 

If you want to add a single multicast IP address, enter it in both the

 

Start Address and End Address fields.

 

 

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