D-Link DES-3528P [71/260] Multicast port filtering

DES-3550 Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Switch

Multicast Port Filtering

The following figure and table describe how to set up multicast forwarding on the Switch. Open the Forwarding Filtering

folder and click on the Multicast Port Filtering Mode Setup link to see the entry screen below:

Figure 6- 32. Multicast Port Filtering Mode Setup window

The following parameters can be set:

Parameter Description

From/To

These two drop-down menus allow you to select a range of ports that the filter

settings will be applied to.

Mode

This drop-down menu allows you to select the action the Switch will take when it

receives a multicast packet that is to be forwarded to one of the ports in the range

specified above.

− Forward All Groups – This will instruct the Switch to forward a multicast packet to

all multicast groups residing within the range of ports specified above.

− Forward Unregistered Groups – This will instruct the Switch to forward a

multicast packet whose destination is an unregistered multicast group residing

within the range of ports specified above.

− Filter Unregistered Groups – This will instruct the Switch to filter any multicast

packets whose destination is an unregistered multicast group residing within the

range of ports specified above.

Click Apply to implement changes made.