Configuring IP Multicast 715
The Multicast Global Configuration page contains the following fields:
•
Admin Mode
— Select Enable or Disable to set the administrative status of Multicast Forwarding in
the router. The default is Disable.
•
Protocol State
— The operational state of the multicast forwarding module.
•
Table Maximum Entry Count
— The maximum number of entries in the IP Multicast routing table.
•
Protocol
— The multicast routing protocol presently activated on the router, if any.
•
Table En try Count
— The number of multicast route entries currently present in the Multicast route
table.
Configuring Multicast Forwarding Administrative Mode
1.
Open the
Multicast Global Configuration
page.
2.
Select Enable or Disable for the
Admin Mode
.
3.
Click
Apply Changes
.
The multicast global configuration is saved, and the device is updated.
Configuring/Displaying Multicast Forwarding Parameters Using CLI Commands
For information about the CLI commands that perform this function, see the following chapter in the
CLI Reference Guide:
• Multicast Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for this feature.
Table 12-1. Multicast Global Commands
CLI Command Description
ip multicast Sets the administrative mode of the IP multicast forwarder in the
router to active.
ip mroute Creates a static multicast route for a source range.
ip multicast Set the administrative mode of the IP multicast forwarder in the router
to active.
ip pimsm bsr-candidate Configures the router to announce its candidacy as a bootstrap router
(BSR).
ip pimsm register-threshold Configures the Register Threshold rate for the RP router to switch to
the shortest path.
ip pimsm rp-address Statically configures the RP address for one or more multicast groups.
ip pimsm rp-candidate Configures the router to advertise itself as a PIM candidate rendezvous
point (RP) to the bootstrap router (BSR).
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