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Fig.2.23: Channel List Page in Manual Mode
Channel Address Mode
: Is either
Unicast
or
Multicast
.
Multicast
is only supported in manual
mode. Select the desired mode from the popup menu and click
Submit Change
s.
Multicast IP Addr
: This is the multicast IP address of the router. This is used when the channel
in in
Multicast
mode. Multicast addresses are in the range 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
Addresses ending in ".0 " are reserved. Some addresses ending in ".1" are used for multicast
host broadcasts and should also be avoided. Examples of valid multicast addresses include:
225.0.0.2, 225.0.0.3, 225.1.2.3. You may need to check with your network administrator to see
what multicast addresses are available for your use. Enter the desired value and click
Submit
Change
s. The device will have to be rebooted for any Multi-cast addresses changes to take
effect. All devices with same multi-cast address will communicate on port 1628.
Membership List Send
: This button sends a copy of this device's membership list to all the other
devices in the list. When in manual mode a device will accept a membership list from any
device already in its own list. Together with the Membership List Send button, this enables easy
configuration of large manual mode channels without the overhead of a configuration server.
Designate one device as the source of the channel list, (say device A). Enter all the other devices
in Device A's channel list (say B, C, D) for example. No go to each of the other devices and only