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IGMP Snooping Configuration
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IGMP Snooping Status : DISABLED
IGMP Router Timeout (Minutes) : 5
IGMP Group Timeout (Minutes) : 5
Act as IGMP Querier : DISABLED
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Parameter Default Description
IGMP
Snooping
Status
1
Disabled If enabled, the switch will monitor network traffic to determine
which hosts want to receive multicast traffic. This is also
referred to as IGMP Snooping.
IGMP Router
Timeout 5 A switch port that stops receiving multicast protocol packets for
this interval will be removed from the IGMP forwarding list.
Range: 3 - 5 minutes
IGMP Group
Timeout 5 The time between last spotting an IGMP Report message for an
IP multicast address on a specific port and the switch removing
that entry from its list.
Range: 3 - 5 minutes
Act as IGMP
Querier² Disabled If enabled, the switch can serve as the “querier,” which is
responsible for asking hosts if they want to receive multicast
traffic.
1. This item is only displayed for Layer 2 mode. For multilayer mode, the full IGMP
protocol set is automatically enabled / disabled along with DVMRP. (See IGMP on
chapter 4. See DVMRP on chapter 2 “Configuring DVMRP”and chapter 4 “DVMRP
Routing Protocol”.)
2. This item is only displayed for Layer 2 mode. When IGMP is enabled for multilayer
mode, the switch will always serve as the querier if elected. (“IGMP Snooping
Configuration” on chapter 2)
2.5.6.Configuring IP Settings
If this switch is set to multilayer mode (chapter 2 “Setting the System Operation Mode”),
the IP Menu will be displayed. Use this menu to configure the IP subnets for each VLAN
on your switch, the unicast and multicast routing protocols, static ARP entries, static IP