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Configuring Multicast Forwarding

Defining Forward All Multicast

Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide 141

Defining Forward All Multicast

The

Forward All Page

enables and displays the configuration of the ports and/or

LAGs that are to receive all of the Multicast stream from a specific VLAN. This

feature requires that the Bridge Multicast filtering in the Properties Page be

enabled. If it is disabled, then all Multicast traffic is flooded to all ports in the switch.

You can statically configure a port to Forward All, if the devices connecting to the

port does not support IGMP and/or MLD.

IGMP or MLD messages are not forwarded to the ports are defined as Forward All.

NOTE The configuration affects only the ports that are members of the selected VLAN.

To define Forward All Multicast:

STEP 1 Click Multicast > Forward All. The

Forward All Page

opens.

STEP 2 Define the following:

• VLAN ID equals to—The VLAN ID the ports/LAGs are to be displayed.

• Interface Type equals to—Define whether to display ports or LAGs.

STEP 3 Click Go. The status of all ports/LAGs are displayed.

STEP 4 Select the interface that is to be defined as forward all by using the following

methods:

• Static—The port receives all Multicast streams.

• Dynamic—Not applicable.

• Forbidden—Ports cannot receive any Multicast streams, even if IGMP/MLD

snooping designated the port to join a Multicast group.

• None—The port is not currently a Forward All port.

STEP 5 Click Apply. The switch is updated.