Specifying a multicast MAC address to be allowed to flood all VLANs using EDM

Use the following procedure to allow particular unknown multicast packets to be flooded on all switch VLANs.

Prerequisites

  • Open one of the supported browsers.

  • Enter the IP address of the switch to open an EDM session.

Procedure steps

  1. From the navigation tree, double-click VLAN.

  2. In the VLAN tree, double-click VLANs.

  3. In the work area, click the MAC Multicast Filter Table tab.

  4. In the toolbar, click Insert.

  5. Type the VLAN ID to flood in the AllowedAddressVLANId field.

  6. Type the MAC address to flood in the AllowedAddressMacAddr field.

  7. Click Insert.

Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the MAC Multicast Filter Table tab.

Field Definition
AllowedAddressVLANId Indicates the allowed VLAN ID.
AllowedAddressMacAddr Indicates the allowed MAC address.