Multicast Filtering Mode - D-Link Xstack DES-3528 Series Reference Manual

xStack® DES-3528/DES-3552 Series Layer 2 Managed Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
Parameter
Ports / VID List
Max Group (1-1024)
Infinite
Action
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Click the Find button to locate a specific entry based on the information entered.
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Multicast Filtering Mode

Users can configure the multicast filtering mode.
To view the following window, click L2 Features > Multicast Filtering > Multicast Filtering Mode, as shown
below:
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
VLAN Name/VID List
Multicast Filtering Mode
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.
Click the Find button to locate a specific entry based on the information entered.
Enter a page number and click the Go button to navigate to a specific page when multiple pages exist.
Description
Select the appropriate port(s) or VLAN IDs used for the configuration here.
If the check box Infinite is not ticked, the user can enter a Max Group value.
Tick the check box to enable or disable the use of the Infinite value.
Use the drop-down menu to select the appropriate action for this rule. The user can
select Drop to initiate the drop action or the user can select Replace to initiate the
replace action.
Figure 4-79 Multicast Filtering Mode window
Description
The VLAN to which the specified filtering action applies. Tick the All check box to
apply this feature to all the VLANs.
This drop-down menu allows you to select the action the Switch will take when it
receives a multicast packet that requires forwarding to a port in the specified VLAN.
Forward All Groups – This will instruct the Switch to forward all multicast packets to
the specified VLAN.
Forward Unregistered Groups – The multicast packets whose destination is a
registered multicast group will be forwarded within the range of ports specified above.
Filter Unregistered Groups – The multicast packets whose destination is a registered
multicast group will be forwarded within the range of ports specified above.
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