Create a new multicast policy
This section describes how to create a new multicast policy.
Multicasting consists of using a single source to send data to many receivers simultaneously, while conserving bandwidth and reducing network traffic.
See Multicast in the FortiOS Administration Guide for more information about multicasting.
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On the Policy & Objects pane, from the Tools menu, select Display Options, and then select the IPv4 Multicast Policy and IPv6 Multicast Policy checkboxes to display these options. |
To create a new Multicast policy:
- If using ADOMs, ensure that you are in the correct ADOM.
- Go to Policy & Objects > Policy Packages.
- In the tree menu for the policy package in which you will be creating the new policy, select either IPv4 Multicast Policy or IPv6 Multicast Policy.
- Click Create New.
- Enter the following information:
Option
Description
Name
Enter a unique name for the policy. Each policy must have a unique name.
Incoming Interface
Click the field then select interfaces.
Click the remove icon to remove interfaces.
New objects can be created by clicking the Create New icon in the Object Selector frame. See Create a new object for more information.
Outgoing Interface
Select outgoing interfaces in the same manner as Incoming Interface.
Source Address
Select the source firewall address.
Destination Address
Select the destination multicast addresses.
Action
Select an action for the policy to take: ACCEPT or DENY.
Source NAT
Enable or disable source NAT, then enter the source NAT IP Address.
This option is only available when Action is Accept.
Destination NAT
Enter the destination NAT IP address.
Protocol Option
Select a protocol option: ANY, ICMP, IGMP, TCP, UDP, OSFP, or Others.
Port Range
Set the port range. This option is only available when Protocol Option is TCP or UDP.
Protocol Number
Enter the protocol number, from 1 to 256. This option is only available when Protocol Option is Others.
Log Traffic
Enable or disable traffic logging.
Advanced Options
Configure advanced options, see Advanced options below.
For more information on advanced options, see the FortiOS CLI Reference.
Change Note
Add a description of the changes being made to the policy. This field is required. - Click OK to create the policy. You can select to enable or disable the policy in the right-click menu. When disabled, a disabled icon will be displayed in the Seq.# column to the left of the number. By default, policies will be added to the bottom of the list, but above the implicit policy.
Advanced options
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Option |
Description |
Default |
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auto-asic-offload |
Enable or disable policy traffic ASIC offloading. |
enable |
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comments |
Add a description of the policy, such as its purpose, or the changes that have been made to it. A comment added here will overwrite the comment added in the above Comments field. |
none |
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uuid |
Enter the universally unique identifier (UUID). This value is automatically assigned but can be manually reset. |
00000000-0000- 0000-0000- 000000000000 |
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traffic-shaper |
Select the traffic shaper to apply to traffic forwarded by the multicast policy. This option is only available in an IPv4 multicast policy. |
none |