Chapter 24 Multicast

Note: A port can belong to more than one multicast VLAN. However, IP multicast group addresses in different multicast VLANs cannot overlap.

Figure 112 Advanced Application > Multicast > Multicast Setting > MVR: Group Configuration

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 64 Advanced Application > Multicast > Multicast Setting > MVR: Group Configuration

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Multicast

Select a multicast VLAN ID (that you configured in the MVR screen) from

VLAN ID

the drop-down list box.

 

 

Name

Enter a descriptive name for identification purposes.

 

 

Start

Enter the starting IP multicast address of the multicast group in dotted

Address

decimal notation.

 

Refer to Section 24.1.1 on page 205 for more information on IP multicast

 

addresses.

 

 

End Address

Enter the ending IP multicast address of the multicast group in dotted

 

decimal notation.

 

Enter the same IP address as the Start Address field if you want to

 

configure only one IP address for a multicast group.

 

Refer to Section 24.1.1 on page 205 for more information on IP multicast

 

addresses.

 

 

Add

Click Add to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The

 

Switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the

 

Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-

 

volatile memory when you are done configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

MVLAN

This field displays the multicast VLAN ID.

 

 

Name

This field displays the descriptive name for this setting.

 

 

Start

This field displays the starting IP address of the multicast group.

Address

 

 

 

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