Network Administration: Multicast
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MLD Snooping
To enable MLD Snooping and configure it on a VLAN:
1
Click
Network Administration > Multicast > MLD Snooping
.
2
Enable or disable
MLD Snooping Status.
When MLD Snooping is
globally enabled, the device monitoring network traffic can determine
which hosts have requested to receive Multicast traffic. The device
performs MLD Snooping only if both MLD snooping and Bridge Multicast
filtering are enabled.
The MLD snooping information for the VLANs on the switch is displayed.
3
To enable MLD Snooping on a VLAN, click
Edit
.
4
Select a VLAN, click its Enter icon and enter the fields:
•
MLD Snooping Status
—Enable or disable MLD snooping on the
VLAN. The device monitors network traffic to determine which hosts
have asked to be sent Multicast traffic. The device performs MLD
snooping only when MLD snooping and Bridge Multicast filtering are
both enabled
•
Operational MLD Snooping Status
—Displays the current status of
MLD Snooping for the selected VLAN.
•
MRouter Ports Auto-Learn
—Enable or disable Auto Learn for the
Multicast router.
•
Query Robustness
—Enter the robustness variable value to be used if
the device cannot read this value from messages sent by the elected
querier.
•
Operational Query Robustness
—Displays the robustness variable
sent by the elected querier.
•
Query Interval (Sec)
—Enter the Query Interval value to be used by
the device if the device cannot derive the value from the messages
sent by the elected querier.
•
Operational Query Interval (Sec)
—The time interval in seconds
between General Queries received from the elected querier.
•
Query Max Response Interval (Sec)
—Enter Query Max Response
delay to be used if the device cannot read the Max Response Time
value from General Queries sent by the elected querier.
