Managing IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast 1195Configuring L3 Multicast Features (CLI)This section provides information about the commands you use to configuregeneral IPv4 multicast settings on the switch. For more information about thecommands, see thePowerConnect 7000 Series CLI Reference Guide.Configuring and Viewing IPv4 Multicast InformationBeginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to enableIPv4 multicast on the switch and to view and configure other generalmulticast settings.Command Purposeconfigure Enter global configuration mode.ip multicast Enable IPv4 multicast on the switch.ip mroutesource-addressmask rpf-address preferenceCreate a static multicast route for a source range.•source-address — The IP address of the multicast datasource.•mask — The IP subnet mask of the multicast datasource.•rpf-address — The IP address of the next hop towardsthe source.•preference — The cost of the route (Range: 1 - 255).interface vlanvlan-id Enter Interface Configuration mode for the specifiedVLAN.ip mcast boundarygroupipaddr maskAdd an administrative scope multicast boundaryspecified by the multicast group IP address(groupipaddr) and group IP subnet mask (mask) forwhich this multicast administrative boundary isapplicable.The group IP address valid range is 239.0.0.0 to239.255.255.255.ip multicast ttl-thresholdttlvalueApply a Time to Live (TTL) value to the interface. Thettlvalue is the TTL threshold which is applied to themulticast data packets forwarded through the interface.exit Exit to Global Config mode.
