Multicast Filtering - D-Link DGS-3024 - Switch Manual

The following parameters can be set:
Parameter Description
VID The VLAN ID of the VLAN the corresponding MAC address belongs to.
Multicast MAC The MAC address of the static source of multicast packets. This must be a multicast MAC
address.
Address
Allows the selection of ports that will be members of the static multicast group and ports that are
Port Settings
either forbidden from joining dynamically, or that can join the multicast group dynamically, using
GMRP. The options are:
•
•
Click Apply to implement the changes made. To delete an entry in the Static Multicast Forwarding Table, click the
corresponding under the Delete heading. Click the Show All Multicast Forwarding Entries link to return to the Static
Multicast Forwarding Settings window.

Multicast Filtering

The DGS-3024 can be set to either forward
unregistered multicast
unregistered multicast packets from the switch.
Filtering unregistered multicast packets from the
switch can be useful to eliminate loops and flooding
of multicast packets when there are no recipients on
the switch.
Open the Forwarding folder in the Configuration
menu and click on the Multicast Filtering Moce
link. This will open the Multicast Filtering Mode
Setting and Table window, as shown.
The following parameters can be set:
Parameter Description
forward_unregistered_groups − when this option is selected, any unregistered multicast packets
Filtering Mode
received by the switch will be forwarded normally (flooded to all ports).
filter_unregistered_groups − when this is enabled, any unregistered multicast packets received by
the switch will be dropped.
Click Apply to implement changes made.
DGS-3024 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Manual
Figure 7- 30. Setup Static Multicast Forwarding Table window
None - No restrictions on the port dynamically joining the multicast group. When None is
chosen, the port will not be a member of the Static Multicast Group.
Egress - The port is a static member of the multicast group.
packets or to filter
Figure 7- 31. Setup Static Multicast Forwarding Table
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