8-Port or 16-Port 10-Gigabit/Multi-Gigabit Smart Managed Plus Switch
Network Settings
User Manual
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Use the ProSAFE Plus Utility to customize IGMP snooping
By default, IGMP snooping is enabled. You can customize the settings for your network.
To customize IGMP snooping:
1.
Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is
off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2.
Double-click the
ProSAFE Plus Utility
icon.
The Switch Selection page displays a list of Web Managed switches that it discovers on
the local network.
3.
Select the switch.
If you do not see the switch, click the
REFRESH
button.
4.
Click the
APPLY
button.
You are asked to enter the password for the switch.
5.
Enter the switch’s password in the
password
field.
The switch’s default password is
password
.
The Switch Status page displays.
6.
Select
System > Multicast
.
7.
Select the IGMP Snooping Status
Enable
radio button.
8.
(Optional) Select the Validate IGMPv3 IP header
Enable
radio button.
Some network devices might not conform to the IGMPv3 standard. When the Validate
IGMPv3 IP header option is enabled, IGMP messages are required to include TTL = 1,
ToS Byte = 0xC0 (Internetwork Control), and the router alert IP option (9404) must be set.
Otherwise, the packets are ignored.
9.
(Optional) Select the Block Unknown MultiCast Address
Enable
radio button.
When this feature is enabled, multicast packets are forwarded only to the ports that are in
the multicast group learned from IGMP snooping. All unknown multicast packets are
dropped.
10.
Click the
APPLY
button.
Your settings are saved.
