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Setting Up IP Multicast Forwarding
Examples of multicast forwarding configuration
MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide 10-7
Configuring the MAX to respond to multicast clients
To configure the MAX to respond to multicast clients on the Ethernet:
1 Open Ethernet > Mod Config > Multicast and set the Forwarding parameter to enable
multicast forwarding, set Mbone Profile to specify the number of the Connection profile
for the MBONE interface, and set Client to Yes:
Ethernet
Mod Config
Multicast...
Forwarding=Yes
Membership Timeout=60
Mbone Profile=20
Client=Yes
2 In the same profile, set Multicast Rate Limit to a number lower than the default of 100:
Rate Limit=5
3 Exit the profile and, at the exit prompt, select the exit and accept option.
Configuring the MBONE interface
To configure the MBONE interface:
1 Open the Connection profile for an MBONE interface (in this example, profile # 4).
2 Open the IP options subprofile and set Multicast Rate Limit to a number lower than the
default of 100:
Ethernet
Connections
90-104 Cprofile4
Ip Options...
Multicast Client=No
Multicast Rate Limit=5
3 Exit the profile and, at the exit prompt, select the exit and accept option.
Configuring multicasting on WAN interfaces
To enable multicasting on WAN interfaces:
1 Open the Connection profile for a multicast client site.
2 Open the IP options subprofile. Set the Multicast Client parameter to Yes and set the
Multicast Rate Limit parameter to a number lower than the default of 100:
Ethernet
Connections
90-106 Cprofile6
Ip options...
Multicast Client=Yes
Multicast Rate Limit=5
3 Exit the profile and, at the exit prompt, select the exit and accept option.