GS2210 Series User’s Guide
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Static Multicast Forward Setup
11.1 Static Multicast Forward Setup Overview
This chapt er discusses how t o configur e for war ding r ules based on m ult icast MAC addr esses of
devices on your net wor k.
Use t hese scr eens t o configur e st at ic m ult icast addr ess for war ding.
11.1.1 What You Can Do
Use t he St a t ic M u lt ica st For w a r d Se t u p scr een (
) t o configur e r ules t o
for ward specific m ult icast fram es, such as st r eam ing or cont r ol fram es, t o specific por t ( s) .
11.1.2 What You Need To Know
A m ult icast MAC addr ess is t he MAC addr ess of a m em ber of a m ult icast gr oup. A st at ic m ult icast
addr ess is a m ult icast MAC addr ess t hat has been m anually ent er ed in t he m ult icast t able. St at ic
m ult icast addr esses do not age out . St at ic m ult icast for war ding allow s you ( t he adm inist rat or ) t o
for ward m ult icast fram es t o a m em ber w it hout t he m em ber having t o j oin t he gr oup fir st .
I f a m ult icast gr oup has no m em ber s, t hen t he sw it ch w ill eit her flood t he m ult icast fram es t o all
por t s or dr op t hem .
show s such unknow n m ult icast fram es flooded t o all
por t s. Wit h st at ic m ult icast for war ding, you can for war d t hese m ult icast s t o por t ( s) w it hin a VLAN
gr oup.
show s fram es being for warded t o devices connect ed t o port 3.
shows fram es being for war ded t o por t s 2 and 3 w it hin VLAN gr oup 4.
Figure 87
No St at ic Mult icast For war ding
