Static Multicast Forward Setup; Static Multicast Forward Setup Overview; What You Can Do; What You Need To Know - ZyXEL Communications XGS2210-28 User Manual

Static Multicast Forward

11.1 Static Multicast Forward Setup Overview

This chapter discusses how to configure forwarding rules based on multicast MAC addresses of devices
on your network.
Use these screens to configure static multicast address forwarding.

11.1.1 What You Can Do

Use the Static Multicast Forward Setup screen
specific multicast frames, such as streaming or control frames, to specific port(s).

11.1.2 What You Need To Know

A multicast MAC address is the MAC address of a member of a multicast group. A static multicast
address is a multicast MAC address that has been manually entered in the multicast table. Static
multicast addresses do not age out. Static multicast forwarding allows you (the administrator) to forward
multicast frames to a member without the member having to join the group first.
If a multicast group has no members, then the switch will either flood the multicast frames to all ports or
drop them. Figure 105 on page 135
multicast forwarding, you can forward these multicasts to port(s) within a VLAN group.
page 135 shows frames being forwarded to devices connected to port 3.
frames being forwarded to ports 2 and 3 within VLAN group 4.
Chapter 11 Static Multicast Forward Setup
(Section 11.2 on page
shows such unknown multicast frames flooded to all ports. With static
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