Multicast traffic is traffic that is only sent to certain destinations in a single transmission, as opposed to broadcast where packets are sent to every available destination. The multicast passthru feature enables the SPA8000 to forward IP multicast packets to the appropriate PC. This article describes how to enable Multicast passthru on SPA8000.
Step 1. Log in to the web configuration utility and choose Advanced > Network > Application. The Application page opens:
Step 2. Choose an option from the Multicast Passthru drop-down list under the Miscellaneous Settings area:
Step 3. Click Submit All Changes to save the configuration.