Igmp Snooping Configuration - NETGEAR GSM7212P User Manual

problem of wasting bandwidth is even worse when the LAN segment is not shared, for
example in full-duplex links.
Allowing switches to snoop IGMP packets is a creative effort to solve this problem. The
switch uses the information in the IGMP packets as they are being forwarded throughout the
network to determine which segments should receive packets directed to the group address.
From the IGMP Snooping link, you can access the following pages:
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IGMP Snooping Configuration

• IGMP Snooping Interface Configuration
• IGMP VLAN Configuration
• Multicast Router Configuration
• Multicast Router VLAN Configuration
• IGMP Snooping Querier
• IGMP Snooping Querier Configuration
• IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Configuration
IGMP Snooping Configuration
Use the IGMP Snooping Configuration page to configure the parameters for IGMP snooping,
which is used to build forwarding lists for multicast traffic.
Note that only a user with Read/Write access privileges may change the data on this screen.
To access the IGMP Snooping Configuration page, click Switching
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Snooping Configuration.
To configure IGMP Snooping:
Use the Admin Mode Enable/Disable radio button to select the administrative mode for
1.
IGMP Snooping for the switch. The default is disable.
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