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User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.4
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Chapter 53 Configuring Multicast Policies on Firewall Devices
Configuring PIM
Add/Edit Multicast Group Rules Dialog Box
Use the Add/Edit Multicast Group Rules dialog box to create a multicast group rule, or modify a
multicast group rule, for the Multicast Groups table in the Add/Edit Rendezvous Point dialog box. This
dialog box is also used to specify individual multicast groups that use Shared Tree route filtering on the
Route Tree tab
Navigation Path
When defining Rendezvous Points, you access the Add/Edit Multicast Group Rules dialog box from the
Add/Edit Rendezvous Point Dialog Box, page 53-16. See PIM Page - Rendezvous Points Tab,
page 53-15 for more information.
When specifying how PIM register messages are filtered, you open this dialog box by clicking Add Row
or Edit row buttons below the Multicast Groups table on the PIM Page - Route Tree Tab, page 53-17.
Field Reference
PIM Page - Route Tree Tab
If the security appliance is acting as a Rendezvous Point, use the Route Tree tab to specify how the PIM
register messages from various sources are filtered: shortest-path tree or shared tree, either for all
multicast groups or only for specific multicast addresses.
Navigation Path
You can access the Route Tree tab from the PIM page. For more information, see Configuring PIM,
page 53-11.
Related Topics
• PIM Page - Protocol Tab, page 53-11
• PIM Page - Rendezvous Points Tab, page 53-15
• PIM Page - Request Filter Tab, page 53-18
Table 53-16 Add/Edit Multicast Group Rules Dialog Box
Element Description
Action Choose permit to create a group rule that allows the specified multicast
addresses; choose deny to create a group rule that denies the specified
multicast addresses.
Multicast Group Network Enter the multicast address and network mask associated with the
group, or Select the desired Networks/Hosts object.