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Multicast tab

To direct MAC multicast flooding to a specific set of ports, you can set one multicast MAC address as the sole multicast receiver. A multicast MAC floods all ports on the VLAN, or you can define a separate flooding domain, which is a subset of the ports on a VLAN.

To access the Multicast tab:

1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > VLANs.

The VLAN dialog box opens with the Basic tab displayed.

2. From the table, select a VLAN.
3. Click the Bridge button.

The Bridge dialog box opens with the Transparent tab displayed.

4. Click the Multicast tab.

The Multicast tab opens.

The Multicast tab and Bridge, VLAN, Insert Multicast dialog box items table describes the items in the Multicast tab.

To insert a MAC multicast domain:

1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > VLANs.

The VLAN dialog box opens with the Basic tab displayed.

2. From the table, select a VLAN.
3. Click the Bridge button.

The Bridge dialog box opens with the Transparent tab displayed.

4. Click the Multicast tab.

The Multicast tab opens.

5. In the Multicast tab, click Insert.

The Bridge, Insert Multicast dialog box opens.

The Multicast tab and Bridge, VLAN, Insert Multicast dialog box items table describes the items in the Multicast tab.

The table below describes the Bridge, VLAN, Insert Multicast dialog box items. Item Description Address The MAC address for the multicast flooding domain. ForwardingPorts The ports to be included in the multicast flooding domain. MltIds The MLTs that should be included in the multicast flooding domain.

6. In the Address field, type the MAC address for the multicast flooding domain.
7. In the ForwardingPorts field, type the ports included in the multicast flooding domain.
8. In the MltIds field, type the MLTs that should be included in the multicast flooding domain.
9. Click Insert.