Configure the multicast forward all option – NETGEAR MS510TXPP 8 Port Gigabit PoE Managed Switch User Manual

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To configure a single interface, select the check box associated with the interface, or
type the interface number in the

Go To Interface

field and click the

Go

button.

To configure multiple interfaces with the same settings, select the check box
associated with each interface.

To configure all interfaces with the same settings, select the check box in the heading
row.

10.

From the

Interface Status

menu, select one of the following options:

Static

. The interface becomes a static member of the multicast group on the selected

VLAN.

Forbidden

. The interface is forbidden from joining the multicast group on the selected

VLAN.

Excluded

. The interface is not a static member of the multicast group but could

become a dynamic member of a multicast group on the selected VLAN. This is the
default state.

Note:

If an interface was added dynamically to the multicast group as a result
of IGMP or MLD snooping, the status of the interface is Dynamic. You
cannot select this status manually.

11.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Configure the Multicast Forward All Option

After IGMP snooping is enabled, multicast packets are forwarded only to the members of

multicast groups. However, you can enable the Multicast Forward All option for an interface
so that the interface receives and forwards all multicast traffic on the VLAN.

To enable the Multicast Forward All option for an interface:

1.

Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.

You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.

2.

Launch a web browser.

3.

In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.

If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see

Access the Switch on page

14

.

The login window opens.

4.

Enter the switch’s password in the

Password

field.

The default password is

password

.

The System Information page displays.

5.

Select

Switching > Multicast > Static Multicast Address > Multicast Forward All

.

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