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4. Before creating a Multicast VLAN, you should enable the MLD snooping function in
8.2.1
Snooping Config.
5. After a multicast VLAN is created, all the MLD packets will be processed only within the
multicast VLAN.
Configuration Procedure of Multicast VLAN:
Step Operation
Description
1
Create VLAN.
Required. On the
VLAN
→
802.1Q VLAN
→
VLAN Config
page, click the
Create
button to create a VLAN. Enter the
VLAN ID and the description for the VLAN. Meanwhile,
specify its member ports.
2
Enable MLD snooping
globally.
Required. On the
Multicast
→
MLD Snooping
→
Global
Config
page, enable the MLD snooping function globally.
3
Enable the Multicast VLAN.
Required. On the
Multicast
→
MLD Snooping
→
Multicast
page, enable the
Multicast VLAN
function and specify the
Multicast VLAN ID
as the VLAN specified in Step 1.
8.2.5 Querier Config
In an IPv6 multicast network that runs MLD, a Layer 3 multicast device works as an MLD querier to
send out MLD queries and manage the multicast table. But MLD is not supported by the devices in
Layer 2 network. MLD Snooping Querier can act as an MLD Router in Layer 2 network. It can help
to create and maintain multicast forwarding table on the switch with the Query messages it
generates.
Choose the menu
Multicast
→
MLD Snooping
→
Querier Config
to load the following page.
Figure 8-17 Querier Config
The following entries are displayed on this screen:
MLD Snooping Querier Config
VLAN ID:
Enter the VLAN ID which you want to start Querier.
Query Interval:
Enter the Query message interval time. The Querier
will send General Query Message within this interval.
Max Response Time:
Enter the value of Maximum Response Time of the