Manage Multicast; Manage Igmp Snooping - NETGEAR S8000 User Manual

Nighthawk S8000 Gaming & Streaming Advanced 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GS808E)
4. From the menu at the top of the page, select SWITCHING.
The Quality of Service (QoS) page displays.
5. From the menu on the left, select LINK AGGREGATION.
The LINK AGGREGATION page displays.
6. Click the button under LAG 1, the button under LAG 2, or both buttons.
The button bar for a LAG that is enabled displays green.
7. Click the APPLY button.
Your settings are saved.

Manage Multicast

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. Internet Group
Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping allows the switch to forward multicast traffic
intelligently. Based on the IGMP query and report messages, the switch forwards traffic
only to the ports that request the multicast traffic rather than to all ports, which could
affect network performance.
IGMP snooping helps to optimize multicast performance and is especially useful for
bandwidth-intensive IP multicast applications such as online media streaming
applications.

Manage IGMP Snooping

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping is enabled by default. Under
some circumstances you might want to temporarily disable IGMP snooping.
To manage IGMP snooping:
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 displays.
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 SWITCHING.
Manage the Switch in Your
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