Comnet CWGE2FE24MODMS, Installation And Operation Manual

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IGMP Configuration
The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is an internal protocol of the Internet
Protocol (IP Address) suite. IP Address manages multicast traffic by using switches,
routers, and hosts that support IGMP. Enabling IGMP allows the ports to detect IGMP
queries and report packets and manage IP Address multicast traffic through the switch.
IGMP have three fundamental types of message as follows:
Message Description
Query
A message sent from the querier (IGMP router or switch) asking for a
response from each host belonging to the multicast group.
Report
A message sent by a host to the querier to indicate that the host wants to
be or is a member of a given group indicated in the report message.
Leave Group
A message sent by a host to the querier to indicate that the host has quit
being a member of a specific multicast group.
The switch support IP Address multicast, you can enable IGMP protocol on web
management’s switch setting advanced page, then display the IGMP snooping
information. IP Address multicast addresses range from 224.0.0.0 through
239.255.255.255.
IGMP Protocol: enable or disable the IGMP protocol.
IGMP Query: Select the IGMP query function as Enable or Auto to set the switch as
a querier for IGMP version 2 multicast networks.
Select .