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IGMP Snooping Querier, IGMP Snooping Querier Configuration

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GS516TP Gigabit Smart Switches IGMP Snooping Querier IGMP snooping requires that one central switch or router periodically query all end devices on the network to announce their Multicast memberships. This central device is the IGMP querier. The IGMP query responses, known as IGMP reports, keep the switch updated with the current multicast group membership on a port-by-port basis. If the switch does not receive updated membership information in a timely fashion, it stops forwarding multicast transmissions to the port where the end device is located. The screens you access from the IGMP Snooping Querier link enable you to configure and display information about IGMP snooping queriers on the network and, separately, on VLANs. The IGMP Snooping Querier feature contains links to features described in the following sections: • IGMP Snooping Querier Configuration • IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Configuration • IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Status IGMP Snooping Querier Configuration Use this screen to enable or disable the IGMP Snooping Querier feature, specify the IP address of the router to perform the querying, and configure the related parameters.  To configure IGMP Snooping Querier settings: 1. Select Switching > Multicast > IGMP Snooping Querier > Querier Configuration. 2. Next to the Querier Admin Mode, enable or disable the administrative mode for IGMP snooping querier. 3. In the Snooping Querier Address field, specify the IP address to be used as the source address in periodic IGMP queries. This address is used when no address is configured on the VLAN on which the query is being sent. 4. In the IGMP Version field, specify the IGMP protocol version used in periodic IGMP queries. Only version 2 is supported. 5. In the Query Interval field, specify the time interval in seconds between periodic queries sent by the snooping querier. The query interval must be in the range of 1-1800 seconds. The default value is 60. 6. The Querier Expiry Interval specifies the time interval in seconds after which the last querier information is removed. The Query Expiry Interval is a read-only parameter calculated as: 2 * Query Interval + 5, so by default the value is: 2*60+5 =125. 7. Click APPLY to send the updated configuration to the switch. Configuration changes take place immediately. 84

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GS516TP Gigabit Smart Switches
IGMP Snooping Querier
IGMP snooping requires that one central switch or router periodically query all end devices
on the network to announce their Multicast memberships. This central device is the IGMP
querier. The IGMP query responses, known as IGMP reports, keep the switch updated with
the current multicast group membership on a port-by-port basis. If the switch does not
receive updated membership information in a timely fashion, it stops forwarding multicast
transmissions to the port where the end device is located.
The screens you access from the IGMP Snooping Querier link enable you to configure and
display information about IGMP snooping queriers on the network and, separately, on
VLANs.
The IGMP Snooping Querier feature contains links to features described in the following
sections:
IGMP Snooping Querier Configuration
IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Configuration
IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Status
IGMP Snooping Querier Configuration
Use this screen to enable or disable the IGMP Snooping Querier feature, specify the IP
address of the router to perform the querying, and configure the related parameters.
To configure IGMP Snooping Querier settings:
1.
Select
Switching > Multicast > IGMP Snooping Querier > Querier Configuration
.
2.
Next to the Querier Admin Mode, enable or disable the administrative mode for IGMP
snooping querier.
3.
In the Snooping Querier Address field, specify the IP address to be used as the source
address in periodic IGMP queries.
This address is used when no address is configured on the VLAN on which the query is
being sent.
4.
In the IGMP Version field, specify the IGMP protocol version used in periodic IGMP queries.
Only version 2 is supported.
5.
In the Query Interval field, specify the time interval in seconds between periodic queries sent
by the snooping querier.
The query interval must be in the range of 1–1800 seconds. The default value is 60.
6.
The Querier Expiry Interval specifies the time interval in seconds after which the last querier
information is removed. The Query Expiry Interval is a read-only parameter calculated as: 2
* Query Interval + 5, so by default the value is: 2*60+5 =125.
7.
Click
APPLY
to send the updated configuration to the switch.
Configuration changes take place immediately.