Procedure For Creating A Multicast Group - Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH SMN 6TX/2POF-PN User Manual

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Select the corresponding group in the "Select Group" list box to modify or delete the port as-
signment. The group members are indicated by activated checkboxes and can be modified,
if required. An action is completed by entering a password and clicking on "Apply" or "De-
lete".
Figure 7-2 "Static Multicast Groups" menu
In order to check which ports are assigned to which group, select one of the existing groups.
The corresponding MAC address is then displayed in the "Multicast Group Address" text
field. The members of the group are indicated by the activated checkboxes.
Multicast addresses
Do not use multicast MAC addresses that are in the range from 01:00:5e:80:00:00 to
01:00:5e:FF:FF:FF.
An incorrect MAC address format and the entry of "non-multicast addresses" is indicated,
and the entry is not permitted.
Please note that in multicast MAC addresses the bytes are separated by a colon (:) and
in IP multicast addresses are separated by a full stop (.).
7.3.3

Procedure for creating a multicast group

Gain an overview of the multicast applications available within the network and the multicast
addresses used. Create a group for every multicast application or for the multicast address
used, and for each switch add the ports to which a device of the appropriate group is directly
connected or via which the device can be accessed.
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