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CHAPTER 11
Static Multicast Forward Setup
11.1 Overview
This chapter discusses how to configure forwarding rules based on multicast MAC
addresses of devices on your network.
Use these screens to configure static multicast address forwarding.
11.1.1 What You Can Do
Use the Static Multicast Forward Setup screen (Section 11.2 on page 118) to
configure rules to forward specific multicast frames, such as streaming or control
frames, to specific port(s).
11.1.2 What You Need To Know
A multicast MAC address is the MAC address of a member of a multicast group. A
static multicast address is a multicast MAC address that has been manually
entered in the multicast table. Static multicast addresses do not age out. Static
multicast forwarding allows you (the administrator) to forward multicast frames to
a member without the member having to join the group first.
If a multicast group has no members, then the switch will either flood the
multicast frames to all ports or drop them. You can configure this in the
Advanced Application > Multicast > Multicast Setting screen (see Section
23.3 on page 195). Figure 61 shows such unknown multicast frames flooded to all
ports. With static multicast forwarding, you can forward these multicasts to
port(s) within a VLAN group. Figure 62 shows frames being forwarded to devices
