NETGEAR M4350-24F4V 24-Port 10G SFP+ Managed AV Network Switch - Manual (Page 559)

Configure the global PIM IPv6 settings on
the switch
Depending on your IPv6 network needs, you can globally enable PIM Sparse Mode
(PIM-SM) or PIM Dense Mode (PIM-DM) on the switch.
To configure the global PIM IPv6 settings on the switch:
1. Launch a web browser.
2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Log in to the main UI with a web
browser on page 27 and the subsections.
The login page displays.
3. Click the Main UI Login button.
The main UI login page displays in a new tab.
4. Enter admin as the user name, enter your local device password, and click the Login
button.
The first time that you log in, no password is required. However, you then must
specify a local device password to use each subsequent time that you log in.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select Routing > IPv6 Multicast > IPv6 PIM > Global Configuration.
The Global Configuration page displays.
6. Select one of the following Admin Mode radio buttons:
• Disable: PIM is disabled on the switch. This is the default setting.
• PIM-SM: PIM Sparse Mode is enabled on the switch.
• PIM-DM: PIM Dense Mode is enabled on the switch.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8. To save the settings to the running configuration, click the Save icon.
Add IPv6 PIM-SSM groups
While PIM employs a specially configured rendezvous point (RP) router that serves as
a meeting junction for multicast senders and listeners, PIM Single-Source Multicast
(PIM-SSM) does not use a rendezvous point (RP). PIM-SSM supports source route delivery
trees only. It is used between routers (including switch router interfaces) so that they
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