Manage Blocking Of Unknown Multicast Addresses - Netgate Nighthawk S8000 User Manual

Nighthawk S8000 Gaming & Streaming Advanced 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GS808E)
5. Select Multicast.
6. Enable or disable IGMP snooping by clicking the button in the IGMP Snooping section.
When IGMP snooping is enabled, the button displays blue. When IGMP snooping is disabled, the button
displays white.
7. Click the APPLY button.
Your settings are saved.

Manage Blocking of Unknown Multicast Addresses

As a way to limit unnecessary multicast traffic, you can block multicast traffic from unknown multicast
addresses. If you do this, the switch forwards multicast traffic only to ports in the multicast group that the
switch learned through IGMP snooping. By default, multicast traffic from unknown addresses is allowed.
To manage blocking of unknown multicast addresses:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the switch or to the
switch directly through an Ethernet cable.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the switch.
The login page opens.
3. Enter the switch password.
The default password is password. The password is case-sensitive.
The Home page displays.
4. From the menu at the top of the page, select ADVANCED SETTINGS.
The PRESET MODES page displays.
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