Manage Multicast Traffic With Igmp Snooping - NETGEAR GS105Ev2 User Manual

4. Click the IP SETTING button.
Note: To navigate to this page, select Network, select the switch, and click the IP
SETTING button.
5. In the DHCP Mode menu, select Disable.
The IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address fields are enabled.
6. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and if available, the gateway address.
7. Enter the switch password.
The default password is password. The password is case-sensitive.
The Switch Information page displays.
8. Click the APPLY button.
Your settings are saved.
Manage Multicast Traffic With IGMP
Snooping
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping allows a switch to forward multicast traffic
intelligently on the switch. Multicast IP traffic is traffic that is destined to a host group. Host groups
are identified by class D IP addresses, which range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Based on
the IGMP query and report messages, the switch forwards traffic only to the ports that request the
multicast traffic. This feature prevents the switch from broadcasting the traffic to all ports and possibly
affecting network performance.
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