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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 22 Advanced Application > Static Multicast Forwarding
LABEL
Active
Name
MAC Address Enter a multicast MAC address which identifies the multicast group. The
VID
Port
Add
Cancel
Clear
Index
Active
Name
MAC Address This field displays the multicast MAC address that identifies a multicast
VID
Port
Delete
Cancel
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DESCRIPTION
Select this check box to activate your rule. You may temporarily deactivate
a rule without deleting it by clearing this check box.
Type a descriptive name (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) for this
static multicast MAC address forwarding rule. This is for identification only.
last binary bit of the first octet pair in a multicast MAC address must be 1.
For example, the first octet pair 00000001 is 01 and 00000011 is 03 in
hexadecimal, so 01:00:5e:00:00:0A and 03:00:5e:00:00:27 are valid
multicast MAC addresses.
You can forward frames with matching destination MAC address to port(s)
within a VLAN group. Enter the ID that identifies the VLAN group here. If
you don't have a specific target VLAN, enter 1.
Enter the port(s) where frames with destination MAC address that matched
the entry above are forwarded. You can enter multiple ports separated by
(no space) comma (,) or hyphen (-). For example, enter "3-5" for ports 3,
4, and 5. Enter "3,5,7" for ports 3, 5, and 7.
Click Add to save your rule to the Switch's run-time memory. The Switch
loses this rule if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the
top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory
when you are done configuring.
Click Cancel to reset the fields to their last saved values.
Click Clear to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Click an index number to modify a static multicast MAC address rule for
port(s).
This field displays whether a static multicast MAC address forwarding rule
is active (Yes) or not (No). You may temporarily deactivate a rule without
deleting it.
This field displays the descriptive name for identification purposes for a
static multicast MAC address-forwarding rule.
group.
This field displays the ID number of a VLAN group to which frames
containing the specified multicast MAC address will be forwarded.
This field displays the port(s) within a identified VLAN group to which
frames containing the specified multicast MAC address will be forwarded.
Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the summary table.
Click Cancel to clear the Delete check boxes.
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