GS700TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Configuring Switching Settings 4-37
v1.0, December 2007
The IGMP Snooping Configuration screen contains the following fields:
IGMP Snooping Configuration
• Status – Select the IGMP Snooping status on the device. IGMP Snooping is operational if
both the Status and Bridge Multicast Filtering fields are enabled. The possible field values
are:
– Enable – Enable IGMP Snooping on the device.
– Disable – Disable IGMP Snooping on the device.
• Bridge Multicast Filtering Status – Select the bridge Multicast filtering status on the
device. The possible field values are:
– Enable – Enable Multicast filtering on the device.
– Disable – Disable Multicast filtering on the device. If Multicast filtering is disabled,
Multicast frames are flooded to all ports in the relevant VLAN. Disabled is the default
value.
Interface Settings
• VLAN ID – Displays the VLAN ID.
• Status – Select the IGMP Snooping status on the VLAN. The possible field values are:
– Enable – Enable IGMP Snooping on the VLAN.
– Disable – Disable IGMP Snooping on the VLAN.
• Auto Learn – Select the Auto Learn status on the device. If Auto Learn is enabled, the
devices automatically learns where other Multicast groups are located. The possible field
values are:
– Enable – Enable auto learn.
– Disable – Disable auto learn.
• Host Timeout – Enter the amount of time host waits to receive a message before timing
out. The default time is 260 seconds.
• MRouter Timeout – Enter the amount of the time the Multicast router waits to receive a
message before it times out. The default value is 300 seconds.
• Leave Timeout – Enter the amount of time the host waits, after requesting to leave the
IGMP group and not receiving a Join message from another station, before timing out. If a
Leave Timeout occurs, the switch notifies the Multicast device to stop sending traffic The
Leave Timeout value is either user-defined, or an immediate leave value. The default
timeout is 10 seconds.