Chapter 11 Static Multicast Forwarding
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Port
Enter the ports where frames with destination multicast MAC address that matched the entry
above are forwarded. You can enter multiple ports separated by (no space) comma (,) or
hyphen (–). For example, enter “3–5” for ports 3, 4, and 5. Enter “3,5,7” for ports 3, 5, and 7.
Add
Click this to create a new entry or to update an existing one.
This saves your rule to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses this rule if it is turned off or
loses power, so use the
Save
link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-
volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to reset the fields to their last saved values.
Clear
Click
Clear
to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Index
Click an index number to modify a static multicast MAC address rule for ports.
Active
This field displays whether a static multicast MAC address forwarding rule is active (
Yes
) or not
(
No
). You may temporarily deactivate a rule without deleting it.
Name
This field displays the descriptive name for identification purposes for a static multicast MAC
address-forwarding rule.
MAC Address
This field displays the multicast MAC address that identifies a multicast group.
VID
This field displays the ID number of a VLAN group to which frames containing the specified
multicast MAC address will be forwarded.
Port
This field displays the ports within an identified VLAN group to which frames containing the
specified multicast MAC address will be forwarded.
Select an entry’s check box to select a specific entry. Otherwise, select the check box in the
table heading row to select all entries.
Delete
Click
Delete
to remove the selected entry from the summary table.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to clear the check boxes.
Table 59 Advanced Application > Static Multicast Forwarding (continued)
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