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C HAPTER 4 | Configuring the Switch
Multicast VLAN Registration
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◆ Static bindings should only be used to receive long-term multicast
streams associated with a stable set of hosts
◆ Only IGMP version 2 or 3 hosts can issue multicast join or leave
messages. If MVR must be configured for an IGMP version 1 host, the
multicast groups must be statically assigned using this configuration
page.
◆ The IPv4 address range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 is used for
multicast streams. MVR group addresses cannot fall within the reserved
IP multicast address range of 224.0.0.x.
◆ All IPv6 addresses must be specified according to RFC 2373 “IPv6
Addressing Architecture,” using 8 colon-separated 16-bit hexadecimal
values. One double colon may be used in the address to indicate the
appropriate number of zeros required to fill the undefined fields. (Note
that the IP address ff02::X is reserved.)
PARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed:
◆ VLAN ID - Displays the Multicast VLAN identifier.
◆ VLAN Name - Displays the Multicast VLAN name.
◆ Start Address - The starting IPv4/IPv6 Multicast Group Address that
will be used as a streaming channel.
◆ End Address - The ending IPv4/IPv6 Multicast Group Address that will
be used as a streaming channel.
◆ Channel Name – An optional attribute used to indicate the name of an
channel (or multicast group) assigned to an MVR VLAN. (Range: 1-32
alphanumeric characters, containing at least one alphabetic character)
WEB INTERFACE
To display or configure MVR channel settings:
1. Click Advanced Configuration, MVR.
2. Click the edit symbol for a channel, opening the MVR Channel
Configuration page.
3. Enter the IP range for a multicast group, and the channel name as
required.
4. Click Save.