Multicast Port Filtering Mode - D-Link DES-3526 User Manual

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Multicast Port Filtering Mode

The following figure and table describe how to set up multicast forwarding on the Switch. Open the Forwarding Filtering folder
and click on the Multicast Port Filtering Mode Setup link to see the entry window below:
The following parameters can be set:
Parameter Description
From/To These two drop-down menus allow you to select a range of ports to which the filter settings will
be applied.
Mode This drop-down menu allows you to select the action the Switch will take when it receives a
multicast packet that is to be forwarded to one of the ports in the range specified above.
Click Apply to implement changes made.
Figure 6- 35. Multicast Port Filtering Mode Setup window
Forward All Groups - This will instruct the Switch to forward a multicast packet to all
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multicast groups residing within the range of ports specified above.
Forward Unregistered Groups - This will instruct the Switch to forward a multicast
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packet whose destination is an unregistered multicast group residing within the range
of ports specified above.
Filter Unregistered Groups - This will instruct the Switch to filter any multicast packets
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whose destination is an unregistered multicast group residing within the range of ports
specified above.
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