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Figure 9-4.1: IPMC Profile Configuration
Parameter descriptions
:
Multicast Filtering Profile Mode
: Enable/Disable the Multicast Filtering Profile. System starts to do filtering
based on profile settings only when the global profile mode is enabled.
Profile Name
: The name used for indexing the profile table. Each entry has the unique name which is composed
of at maximum 16 alphabetic and numeric characters.
Profile Description
: Additional description, composed of at maximum 64 alphabetic and numeric characters,
about the profile. No blank or space characters are permitted as part of description. Use "_" or "-" to separate
the description sentence.
Rule
: When the profile is created, click the edit button to enter the rule setting page of the designated profile.
Summary about the designated profile will be shown by clicking the View button. You can manage or inspect the
rules of the designated profile by using these buttons:
Preview
: Preview the rules associated with the designated profile.
Edit
: Adjust the rules associated with the designated profile.
Profile Name & Index
: The name of the designated profile to be associated. This field is not editable.
Entry Name
: The name used in specifying the address range used for this rule. Only the existing profile address
entries will be chosen in the selected box. This field is not allowed to be selected as none ("-") while the Rule
Settings Table is committed.
Address Range
: The corresponding address range of the selected profile entry. This field is not editable and will
be adjusted automatically according to the selected profile entry.
Action
: Indicates the learning action upon receiving the Join/Report frame that has the group address matches
the address range of the rule.
Permit
: Group address matches the range specified in the rule will be learned.
Deny
: Group address matches the range specified in the rule will be dropped.