Netgear XS716E – ProSAFE® 10-Gigabit Ethernet Web Managed (Plus) Switch User Manual

Network Settings

ProSAFE 10-Gigabit Ethernet Web Managed Switch

The switch’s default password is password.

The Switch Status page displays.

Select System > Multicast.

Select the IGMP Snooping Status Enable radio button.

(Optional) Select the Validate IGMPv3 IP header Enable radio button.

Some network devices might not conform to the IGMPv3 standard. When the Validate
IGMPv3 IP header option is enabled, IGMP messages are required to include TTL = 1,
ToS Byte = 0xC0 (Internetwork Control), and the router alert IP option (9404) must be set.
Otherwise, the packets are ignored.

(Optional) Select the Block Unknown MultiCast Address Enable radio button.

When this feature is enabled, multicast packets are forwarded only to the ports that are in
the multicast group learned from IGMP snooping. All unknown multicast packets are
dropped.

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Click the APPLY button.

Your settings are saved.

Use Browser-Based Access to Specify a VLAN for IGMP
Snooping

You can specify a VLAN for IGMP snooping only if you enabled port-based or 802.1Q-based
VLANs (see

Chapter 5, Use VLANS for Traffic Segmentation

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To specify a VLAN for IGMP snooping:

Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.

You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is
off-network using an Ethernet cable.

Launch a web browser.

In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.