User Guide
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Configuring Layer 2 Multicast
Multicast Filtering Configuration
Step 2
ipv6 mld profile
id
Create a new profile and enter profile configuration mode.
Step 3
Permit
Configure the profile’s filtering mode as permit. It is similar to a whitelist, indicating that the
switch only allow specific member ports to join specific multicast groups.
deny
Configure the profile’s filtering mode as deny. It is similar to a blacklist, indicating that the
switch disallow specific member ports to join specific multicast groups.
Step 4
range
start-ip end-ip
Configure the range of multicast IP addresses to be filtered.
start-ip
/
end-ip:
Specify the start IP address and end IP address of the IP range.
Step 5
show ipv6 mld profile
[
id]
Show the detailed MLD profile configuration.
Step 6
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
Save the settings in the configuration file.
The following example shows how to configure Profile 1 so that the switch filters multicast
streams sent to ff01::1234:5-ff01::1234:8:
Switch#configure
Switch(config)#ipv6 mld snooping
Switch(config)#ipv6 mld profile
1
Switch(config-mld-profile)#deny
Switch(config-mld-profile)#range
ff01::1234:5 ff01::1234:8
Switch(config-mld-profile)#show ipv6 mld profile
MLD Profile 1
deny
range ff01::1234:5 ff01::1234:8
Switch(config)#end
Switch#copy running-config startup-config
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