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Chapter 22 Multicast
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Figure 88 Advanced Application > Multicast > Multicast Setting > MVR: Group Configuration
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
22.8.1 MVR Configuration Example
The following figure shows a network example where ports 1, 2 and 3 on the Switch belong to
VLAN 1. In addition, port 7 belongs to the multicast group with VID 200 to receive multicast
traffic (the News and Movie channels) from the remote streaming media server, S. Computers
A, B and C in VLAN are able to receive the traffic.
Table 58 Advanced Application > Multicast > Multicast Setting > MVR: Group Configuration
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Multicast
VLAN ID
Select a multicast VLAN ID (that you configured in the MVR screen) from the drop-
down list box.
Name Enter a descriptive name for identification purposes.
Start Address Enter the starting IP multicast address of the multicast group in dotted decimal
notation.
Refer to Section 22.1.1 on page 171 for more information on IP multicast addresses.
End Address Enter the ending IP multicast address of the multicast group in dotted decimal
notation.
Enter the same IP address as the Start Address field if you want to configure only one
IP address for a multicast group.
Refer to Section 22.1.1 on page 171 for more information on IP multicast addresses.
Add Click Add to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses
these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top
navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done
configuring.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
MVLAN This field displays the multicast VLAN ID.
Name This field displays the descriptive name for this setting.
Start Address This field displays the starting IP address of the multicast group.
End Address This field displays the ending IP address of the multicast group.
Delete Select Delete Group and click Delete to remove the selected entry(ies) from the table.
Cancel Select Cancel to clear the checkbox(es) in the table.