
8-Port Gigabit (PoE+) Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switch with (2 SFP or 2 Copper Ports and)
Cloud
Management
Configure Switching
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shared media while the multicast packets are being flooded. Such as waste of bandwidth is
even worse when the LAN segment is not shared, for example in full-duplex links.
Allowing switches to snoop IGMP packets can solve this problem. While the IGMP packets
are being forwarded throughout the network, the switch uses the information in the packets to
determine which segments must receive packets that are directed to the group address.
Configure IGMP snooping
You can configure the settings for IGMP snooping, which is used to build forwarding lists for
multicast traffic.
To configure IGMP snooping:
1.
Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2.
Launch a web browser.
3.
In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see
Access the switch on-network and
connected to the Internet on page
Access the switch off-network on page
The login page displays.
If the NETGEAR Business page displays, see
Register and access the switch with your
.
4.
Enter one of the following passwords:
•
After registration, enter the local device password.
By default, the local device password is
password
.
•
If you previously managed the switch through the Insight app or Cloud portal, enter
the Insight network password for the last Insight network location.
For information about the credentials, see
Credentials for the local browser interface on
5.
Click the
Login
button.
The System Information page displays.
6.
Select
Switching
> Multicast > IGMP Snooping > Configuration
.