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DES-3500 Series Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch User Manual
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Multicast Forwarding
The following figure and table describe how to set up Multicast Forwarding on the Switch. To view this window click,
Configuration > Forwarding Filtering > Multicast Forwarding:
Figure 6- 37. Static Multicast Forwarding Settings window
The Static Multicast Forwarding Settings window displays all of the entries made into the Switch's static multicast forwarding
table. Click the Add button to open the Setup Static Multicast Forwarding Table window, as shown below:
Figure 6- 38. Setup Static Multicast Forwarding Table window
The following parameters can be set:
Parameter Description
VID
The VLAN ID of the VLAN to which the corresponding MAC address belongs.
Multicast MAC
Address
The MAC address of the static source of multicast packets. This must be a multicast MAC
address.
Port Settings
Allows the selection of ports that will be members of the static multicast group and ports
either that are forbidden from joining dynamically, or that can join the multicast group
dynamically, using GMRP. The options are:
None - No restrictions on the port dynamically joining the multicast group. When None is
chosen, the port will not be a member of the Static Multicast Group.
Egress - The port is a static member of the multicast group.
Click Apply to implement the changes made. To delete an entry in the Static Multicast Forwarding Table, click the corresponding
X under the Delete heading. Click the Show All Multicast Forwarding Entries link to return to the Static Multicast
Forwarding Settings window.