Defining Forward All Multicast

The Forward All page enables and displays the configuration of the ports and/or LAGs that are to receive Multicast streams from a specific VLAN. This feature requires that Bridge Multicast filtering in the Properties page be enabled. If it is disabled, then all Multicast traffic is flooded to ports in the switch.

You can statically (manually) configure a port to Forward All, if the devices connecting to the port do not support IGMP and/or MLD.

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

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

To define Forward All Multicast:

  1. Click Multicast > Forward All. The Forward All page opens.
  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.
  3. Click Go. The status of all ports/LAGs are displayed.
  4. Select the port/LAG that is to be defined as Forward All by using the following methods:
    • Static--The port receives all Multicast streams.
    • 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.
  5. Click Apply. The Running Configuration file is updated..