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13 - 100WiNG 5 Access Point System Reference Guide
13.3.17.4 IGMP
Network
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 view IGMP statistics:
1. Select the
2. Select
System
an access point for statistical observation.
3. Select
Network
4. Select
IGMP
5. The
Group
VLAN
Group Address
Port Members
Version
Statistics
menu from the Web UI.
from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen), expand the default node and select
and expand the menu to reveal its sub menu
Figure 13-53 Access Point Network - IGMP screen
table displays the following:
Displays the group VLAN where the multicast transmission is conducted.
Displays the Multicast Group ID supporting the statistics displayed. This
group ID is the multicast address hosts are listening to.
Displays the ports on which multicast clients have been discovered by the
access point. For example, ge1, radio1, etc.
Displays each listed group's IGMP version compatibility as either version 1, 2
or 3.
items.
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