How to configure IPTV / IGMP Proxy on Omada Gateway

Contents

Objective

Requirements

Introduction

Configure IPTV in Standalone mode

Configure IPTV via Omada Controller

Configure IGMP Proxy in Standalone mode

Configure IGMP Proxy via Omada Controller

Conclusion

Objective

This article introduces how to configure IGMP Proxy and IPTV for different scenarios in Standalone and Controller modes.

Requirements

• Omada Gateway series

Introduction

• IPTV

1) When configuring IPTV, you need to specify one WAN port and several LAN ports; these LAN ports cannot be used for internet connection.

2) If the multicast source is with a specific VLAN tag, you can configure the proxy in the IPTV custom mode;

3) When configuring IPTV, the WAN and LAN ports are added to the set VLAN for L2 forwarding, which performs better than IGMP Proxy.

4) Multicast packets are forwarded via the L2 VLAN. Whether the LAN side can receive the multicast stream depends on whether the multicast source has traffic from the corresponding VLAN reaching the WAN port.

Scenarios:

1) The gateway has enough LAN ports, and a specific LAN port can be allocated for IPTV.

2) The multicast video stream is with/without VLAN tag.

3) High multicast stream performance is required

4) The multicast source itself can strictly control the multicast group traffic, and there is no need to use the gateway to control the multicast traffic.

• IGMP Proxy

1) When configuring IGMP Proxy, you don’t need to specify the LAN ports because all LAN ports can access the internet normally and receive multicast group traffic simultaneously;

2) The IGMP Proxy forwards multicast traffic at layer 3 via the gateway. Whether the LAN side can receive the multicast stream depends on whether the LAN side has joined the multicast group.

Scenarios:

1) No need to specify whether a LAN port can only access the internet or receive multicast traffic;

2) The multicast video stream is with VLAN tag.

3) Need to control the multicast group traffic accessing the LAN side strictly.

Configure IPTV in Standalone mode

Step 1. Go to Network > IPTV, check the box to enable IPTV, and select the WAN port where the multicast source is located. If the multicast stream is without VLAN tag, select the Bridge mode.

If the multicast traffic is with VLAN tag, select the Custom mode. For example, if the multicast stream is with VLAN1000 tag, you can select the Custom mode and set the IPTV VLAN ID to 1000.

Configure IPTV via Omada Controller

Step1. Log in to the Omada controller. Go to Settings > Services > IPTV to configure IPTV. The configuration is similar to that in Standalone mode.

Note: In Controller mode, when adding a new LAN network, don’t select the LAN port you will use for IPTV; otherwise, the LAN port cannot be configured for IPTV.

Configure IGMP Proxy in Standalone mode

Step1. Go to Network > LAN and enable IGMP Proxy. Set IGMP Version to V3 (compatible with V2), and for IGMP Interface, select the WAN port where the multicast source is located.

Configure IGMP Proxy via Omada Controller

Step1. Log in to the Omada controller. Go to Settings > Services > IPTV to enable IGMP Proxy. Set IGMP Version to V3 (compatible with V2), and for IGMP Interface, select the WAN port where the multicast source is located.

Conclusion

You have successfully configured the IPTV / IGMP Proxy. Now, you can watch multicast videos on the gateway’s LAN side.

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