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Chapter 6 Cisco Unified Wireless Multicast Design
Multicast Enabled Networks
Enabling Multicast Forwarding on the Controller
IP Multicast traffic through the controller is disabled by default. WLAN clients cannot receive multicast
traffic when it is disabled. If you wish to turn on multicast traffic to the WLAN clients, follow these
steps:
traffic when it is disabled. If you wish to turn on multicast traffic to the WLAN clients, follow these
steps:
Step 1
If you have a multicast enabled network, select multicast under Ethernet Multicast Mode to use the
method where the network replicates the packets
method where the network replicates the packets
Step 2
You do not have a multicast enabled network, select unicast under Ethernet Multicast Mode to use the
method where the controller replicates the packets.
method where the controller replicates the packets.
Step 3
On the controller general webpage, ensure the LWAPP transport mode is set to Layer 3. The multicast
performance feature only works in this mode.
performance feature only works in this mode.
Step 4
Select multicast in the drop down menu for the Ethernet Multicast Mode and type in a multicast group
address. This option is shown in
address. This option is shown in
Figure 6-3
Commands to turn on Ethernet Multicast Mode via the GUI.
CLI Commands to Enable Ethernet Multicast Mode
Step 1
Enable the CLI command: configure network multicast global enable
Step 2
Enable the CLI command: config network multicast mode multicast <IP Address>
Use the show network command to verify the multicast mode on the controller and show lwapp
mcast to verify the group on the AP. Other useful commands are show ip mroute and show ip igmp
membership on the routers.
mcast to verify the group on the AP. Other useful commands are show ip mroute and show ip igmp
membership on the routers.