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5.3.5.4 IGMP Snooping

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Profile Network Configuration
The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a protocol used for managing members of IP multicast groups.
The access point listens to IGMP network traffic and forwards the IGMP multicast packets to radios on which the
interested hosts are connected. On the wired side of the network, the access point floods all the wired interfaces.
This feature reduces unnecessary flooding of multicast traffic in the network.
To define an IGMP snooping supported configuration for the profile:
1. Select the
2. Select Devices.
3. Select System Profile
4. Expand the
5. Set the following
Enable IGMP
Snooping
Forward Unknown
Multicast Packets
Configuration tab from the Web UI.
from the options on left-hand side of the UI.
Network menu and select
Figure 5-31 Network IGMP Snooping screen
General IGMP parameters:
Select this option to enable IGMP snooping on the access point. This feature
is enabled by default.
Select the radio button to allow the access point to forward multicast packets
from unregistered multicast groups. If disabled (the default setting), the
unknown multicast forward feature is also disabled for individual VLANs.
IGMP Snooping.