xStack DES-3500 Series Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch User Manual
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IGMP Snooping Group
IGMP Snooping allows the Switch to read the Multicast Group IP address and the corresponding MAC address from IGMP
packets that pass through the Switch. The number of IGMP reports that were snooped is displayed in the Reports field.
To view the
IGMP Snooping Table
, click
IGMP Snooping Group
in the
Monitoring
menu:
Figure 8- 17. IGMP Snooping Table window
The user may search the
IGMP Snooping Table
by VLAN ID (VID) by entering the VID in the top left hand corner and clicking
Search
.
NOTE:
The Switch supports up to 128 IGMP Snooping groups.
The following field can be viewed:
Parameter Description
VLAN ID
The VLAN ID (VID) of the multicast group.
Multicast Group
The IP address of the multicast group.
MAC Address
The MAC address of the multicast group.
Queries
A read-only field showing the status of the Querier State. Disabled implies that the Switch is
not transmitting IGMP Snooping Query packets, while Enabled means those packets are
being transmitted.
Reports
The total number of reports received for this group.
Port Map
These are the ports where the IGMP packets were snooped are displayed.
NOTE:
To configure IGMP snooping for the DES-3500 Series switches, go to the
Configuration
folder and select
IGMP
. Configuration and other information concerning IGMP snooping may be found
in Section 6 of this manual under IGMP.