Create, Assign, and Configure a WAN Multicast Configuration Profile
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Create, Assign, and Configure a WAN Multicast Configuration Profile

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Create, Assign, and Configure a WAN Multicast Configuration Profile

Learn how to create a WAN multicast configuration profile in Prisma SD-WAN. Create a global WAN multicast configuration profile.
Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
  • Prisma SD-WAN
  • Prisma SD-WAN license
Create a global WAN multicast configuration profile. Specify the data center site which will be the source for the multicast traffic.
  1. Select ManageResourcesConfiguration ProfilesMulticastCreate Peer Group Profile.
  2. Enter a Name for the multicast profile.
  3. Optional Enter Tags and Description.
  4. For Source Site Selection, select a data center site as the multicast source from the list of sites.
    You can view data center sites having devices with a software version 6.0.1 or later by clicking the View sites with device software version 6.0.1 or newer check box.
  5. Optional Select Receive traffic from branch side sources to receive multicast traffic from another branch site.
    This option is available only for sites using device versions 6.1.1 or later.
    A branch site can receive multicast traffic sourced by another branch site only through a connected data center site. Prisma SD-WAN does not support direct branch-to-branch VPNs for multicast traffic.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Optional View the multicast profiles associated with a data center site by selecting Manage or Monitor, then SitesSelect a Data Center SiteConfigurationsWAN.

Assign WAN Multicast Configuration Profiles to Branch Sites

Associate a WAN multicast profile with a branch site to specify the source for multicast traffic.
  1. Select WorkflowsSites.
  2. Select a site and click Configurations.
  3. Select a profile from the WAN Multicast drop-down.
    Optional Select No profile (multicast disabled), if you want to disable multicast for the site.

Configure a Multicast Source at a Branch Site

Configure a source for multicast traffic at a branch site.
  1. Select WorkflowsSitesSelect a SiteWAN Multicast Configurations.
  2. On the Site Multicast Configuration screen, click Add Entry.
    You can add a maximum of 64 entries.
  3. Enter the Multicast Group Prefix.
    These are the multicast group prefixes for which the site sources multicast traffic.
  4. Enter the Source Address for multicast traffic.
    This is the address which sources the multicast traffic.
  5. Click Save.