D-Link xStack DGS-3600 Series User Manual - Pim Interface Settings
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
NOTE:
The Probe time value must be less than half of the Register
Suppression Time value. If not, the administrator will be presented with an
error message after clicking
Apply
.
PIM Interface Settings
To configure the settings for the PIM Protocol per IP interface, go to
L3 Features > IP Multicast Routing Protocol > PIM >
PIM Interface Settings
. This will give the user access to the following window:
Figure 8- 8 . PIM Interface Settings window
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To configure an IP interface for PIM, click its corresponding
Modify
button, which will lead you to the following window:
Figure 8- 8 . PIM Interface Settings – Edit window
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The following fields can be set:
Parameter
Description
Interface Name
This read-only field denotes the IP interface selected to be configured for PIM.
IP Address
This read-only field denotes the IP address of the IP interface selected to be configured for
PIM.
Designated Router
This read-only field denotes the IP address of the Designated Router of the distribution tree to
which this IP address belongs.
Hello Interval (1-
18724 sec)
This field will set the interval time between the sending of Hello Packets from this IP interface
to neighboring routers one hop away. These Hello packets are used to discover other PIM
enabled routers and state their priority as the Designated Router (DR) on the PIM enabled
network. The user may state an interval time between
1
and
18724
seconds with a default
interval time of
30
seconds.
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