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Main Menu> Advanced Menu> Enable/Disable IGMP 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. IGMP o o 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. Figure 6-15: Multimedia Support (IGMP) Page 45 of 110

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Main Menu> Advanced Menu> Enable/Disable IGMP
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.
IGMP
o
Enable
The system will detect IGMP queries, report packets, and manage IP multicast traffic through the switch
o
Disable
The switch will forward traffic and disregard any IGMP requests.
Figure 6-15: Multimedia Support (IGMP)