DGS-3312SR Stackable Gigabit Layer 3 Switch
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IGMP Interface Configuration
The Internet Group Multicasting Protocol (IGMP) can be configured on the Switch on a per-IP interface basis. To view the
IGMP Interface Table
, open the
IP Multicast Routing Protocol
folder under
Configuration
and click
IGMP Interface
Settings.
Each IP interface configured on the Switch is displayed in the below
IGMP Interface Table
dialog box. To
configure IGMP for a particular interface, click the corresponding hyperlink for that IP interface. This will open another
IGMP Interface Configuration
window:
Figure 5- 50. IGMP Interface Configuration window
Configure IGMP settings for each IP interface and click on the
Apply
button to apply the new or changed settings. The
new values will appear in the IGMP Interface Table. To view the table click
Show All IGMP Interface Entries.
The following IGMP interface parameters may be configured per interface:
Parameter
Description
Interface Name
Displays the name of the IP interface that is to be configured for IGMP. This must be a
previously configured IP interface.
IP Address
Displays the IP address corresponding to the IP interface name above.
Version
Enter the IGMP version (1 or 2) that will be used to interpret IGMP queries on the
interface.
Query Interval
Allows the entry of a value between
1
and
65535
seconds, with a default of 125
seconds. This specifies the length of time between sending IGMP queries.
Max Response Time
Sets the maximum amount of time allowed before sending an IGMP response report.
A value between 1 and 25 seconds can be entered, with a default of 10 seconds.
Robustness Variable
A tuning variable to allow for subnetworks that are expected to lose a large number of
packets. A value between 2 and 255 can be entered, with larger values being
specified for subnetworks that are expected to lose larger numbers of packets.
Last Member Query
Interval
Specifies the maximum amount of time between group-specific query messages,
including those sent in response to leave group messages. A value between 1 and 25.
The default is
1
second.
State
This field can be toggled between
Enabled
and
Disabled
and enables or disables
IGMP for the IP interface. The default is
Disabled
.
NOTE:
The Robustness Variable
field allows IGMP to be ‘tuned’ for sub-
networks that are expected to lose many packets. A high value (max. 255)
for the robustness variable will help compensate for ‘lossy’ sub-networks.
A low value (min. 2) should be used for less ‘lossy’ sub-networks.