Chapter 17 Multicast Configuration

17.2 Multicast Settings

To configure multicast settings, click Configuration > Multicast Configuration to display the configuration screen.

"For devices that do not support the multicast feature, this screen only allows you to configure the IGMP Snooping option.

Figure 128 Multicast Configuration: Multicast Settings

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 93 Multicast Configuration: Multicast Settings

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

IGMP Snooping

Select Active to enable IGMP snooping to forward group multicast traffic only to

 

ports that are members of that group.

 

 

Host Timeout

Specify the time (from 1 to 16,711,450) in seconds that elapses before the switch

 

removes an IGMP group membership entry if it does not receive report messages

 

from the port.

 

 

Leave Timeout

Enter an IGMP leave timeout value (from 1 to 16,711,450) in seconds. This

 

defines how many seconds the switch waits for an IGMP report before removing

 

an IGMP snooping membership entry when an IGMP leave message is received

 

from a host.

 

 

802.1p Priority

Select a priority level (0-7) to which the switch changes the priority in outgoing

 

IGMP control packets. Otherwise, select No-Changeto not replace the priority.

 

 

IGMP Filtering

Select Active to enable IGMP filtering to control which IGMP groups a subscriber

 

on a port can join.

 

 

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