Verilink 8100A (34-00237) Product Manual - Manual (Page 171)

C o n f i g u r a t i o n 4-97
Figure 4.111 Multicast Configuration Menu
The Multicast Configuration menu contains commands to configure IP
Multicast Routing. The IAD displays the Multicast Configuration menu only
when DHCP Server is enabled and the IAD has been reset.
When you have completed multicast configuration, reset the IAD for the
changes to take effect.
Enable/Disable Global IP Multicasting
To enable or disable global IP Multicasting, follow the steps below:
1 Type “E” on the Multicast Configuration menu (Figure 4.111) to select
Enable/Disable Global IP Multicasting.
2 Type “E” to enable IP multicasting, or type “D” to disable it. The IAD
saves the new configuration and displays the Multicast Configuration menu.
You must enable Multicast Routing to send, receive, and route IP multicast
packets. Otherwise, multicast packets are dropped automatically.
Configure PIM
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Dense Mode by Port
1 Type “P” on the Multicast Configuration menu to configure Protocol-
Independent Multicast (PIM) version dense mode by port and interface. The
IAD displays the available interfaces and prompts you to select one as
shown in Figure 4.38.
2 Type the option number to select the interface. The IAD displays the port
table for this interface and prompts you to select a port.
3 Type the port to configure and press Enter. The IAD displays the PIM status
for this port and prompts you to enable or disable PIM.
3 Type “E” to enable PIM on this port, or type D to disable it. The IAD saves
the new configuration and displays the Multicast Configuration menu.
Add/Change Multicast Route Source
Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) checks the IP address of the sender of the
packet and then finds the best outgoing interface from its normal IP routing
table.