Netgear FSM726 FSM726v2 Setup Manual - Page 45

Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support, Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support> Enable/Disable IGMP

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700 Series Software Manual v2.1 Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support In networks where multimedia applications generate multicast traffic, Internet Group Multicast Protocol (IGMP) can greatly reduce unnecessary bandwidth usage by limiting traffic forwarding that is otherwise broadcast to the whole network. Enabling IGMP will allow individual ports to detect IGMP queries, report packets, and manage IP multicast traffic through the switch. Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support> Enable/Disable IGMP Figure 4-36: Multimedia Support • Enable. The system will detect IGMP queries, report packets, and manage IP multicast traffic through the switch • Disable. The switch will forward traffic and disregard any IGMP requests. Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support> Static Multicast Administration Use this menu to configure permanently reachable multicast groups. Administration Console Telnet Interface 4-27

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700 Series Software Manual v2.1
Administration Console Telnet Interface
4-27
Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support
In networks where multimedia applications generate multicast traffic, Internet Group Multicast
Protocol (IGMP) can greatly reduce unnecessary bandwidth usage by limiting traffic forwarding
that is otherwise broadcast to the whole network. Enabling IGMP will allow individual ports to
detect IGMP queries, report packets, and manage IP multicast traffic through the switch.
Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support> Enable/Disable IGMP
Figure 4-36:
Multimedia Support
Enable
. The system will detect IGMP queries, report packets, and manage IP multicast traffic
through the switch
Disable
. The switch will forward traffic and disregard any IGMP requests.
Main Menu> Advanced> Multimedia Support> Static Multicast Administration
Use this menu to configure permanently reachable multicast groups.