EXFO FTB-8500 Series for FTB-500 - Manual (Page 276)

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262 FTB-8500 Series and FTB-8120NGE/8130NGE
Discovery
Stream Monitoring
The Add function adds the streams to the stream monitoring list in the
overview page. The IGMP Auto-Join function configures the system to
issue join request to join a multicast group once a stream is added while
the test is running or when the test will be started.
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Auto-Add automatically adds all active streams present in the
discovered list to the stream monitoring list. This includes all the
streams already in the discovered list and the incoming streams. It
excludes the streams that are already in the monitoring list. The
Auto-Add process is initiated when the test is started, and terminates
when the test stops. The stream addition is suspended when the
maximum number of monitored streams is reached.
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Off: Select the Off option to disable the Auto-Add stream.
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On: Select the On option to enable the Auto-Add to automatically
add all the active streams.
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On with IGMP Auto-Join: Select the On with IGMP Auto-Join
option to enable the Auto-Add and to automatically issue a join
request once the stream is added. This option should not be
selected when connected to a SPAN or TAP port as no transmission
to the network can be initiated through these type of ports.
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Manual Add buttons adds individual streams to the stream monitoring
list. The Add and Add with IGMP Auto-Join buttons are disabled when
the maximum number of monitored stream is reached. The Add and
Add with IGMP Auto-Join buttons are only available when Auto-Add is
Off.
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Add Button: Pressing the Add button adds the selected streams to
the stream monitoring list.
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Add with IGMP Auto-Join button: Pressing the Add with IGMP
Auto-Join button adds the selected streams and issues a join
request.