
D-Link DGS-3212SR Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Multicast Port Filtering Mode Setup
The following figure and table describe how to set up Multicast forwarding on the switch. Open the
Forwarding
& Filtering
folder and click on the
Multicast Port Filtering Mode
link to see the entry screen below:
Figure 8-4. Multicast MAC Address Settings
The following parameters can be set:
Parameter
Description
Unit
This is the Unit ID of the switch in a switch stack for which you are creating
an entry into the switch’s multicast filter table.
From/To
These two drop-down menus allow you to select a range of ports that the
filter settings will be applied to.
Mode
This drop-down menu allows you to select the action the switch will take
when it receives a multicast packet that is to be forwarded to one of the
ports in the range specified above.
Forward All Groups
−
instructs the switch to forward a multicast packet to
all multicast groups residing within the range of ports specified above.
Forward Unregistered Groups
−
instructs the switch to forward a
multicast packet whose destination is an unregistered multicast group
residing within the range of ports specified above.
Filter Unregistered Groups
−
instructs the switch to filter any multicast
packets whose destination is an unregistered multicast group residing
within the range of ports specified above.
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