1. On the Configure > Media Stream > General page, check the Multicast Direct Feature check box.

Note: Enabling the multicast direct feature does not automatically reset the existing client state. The wireless clients must rejoin the multicast stream after enabling the multicast direct feature on the device.

2. In the Session Message Config section, check the Session Announcement State check box to alert clients when the device is not able to deliver multicast direct data.
3. In the Session announcement URL field, enter the URL where the client can find more information when an error occurs during the multicast media stream transmission.
4. In the Session Announcement Email field, enter the email address of the person to be contacted when an error occurs.
5. In the Session Announcement Phone field, enter the phone number of the person who can be contacted when an error occurs.
6. In the Session Announcement Note field, enter the text to be displayed when a client cannot be served with multicast media.
7. Click Apply.

1. On the Configure > Media Stream > Streams page, click Add to add a new media stream.
2. In the Stream Name field, enter a name for the media stream. The stream name can be up to 64 characters.
3. In the Multicast Destination Start IP Address field, enter the start (IPv4 or IPv6) address of the multicast media stream.
4. In the Multicast Destination End IP Address field, enter the end (IPv4 or IPv6) address of the multicast media stream.

Note: Ensure that the Multicast Destination Start and End IP addresses are of the same type, that is both addresses should be of either IPv4 or IPv6 type.

5. In the Maximum Expected Bandwidth field, enter the maximum expected bandwidth that you want to assign to the media stream. The values can range between 1 to 35000 kbps.
6. In the Resource Reservation Control (RRC) Parameters section, enter the average packet size.
7. Choose deny or permit from the Policy drop-down list.
8. Click Apply.