# PIM Interface Details

Device > Configure > Multicasting > PIM Option

The PIM dialog box lists the interfaces on which IGMP and Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) are enabled.

To view the definition for a particular MIB variable, click the appropriate link from the following list:

- Interface Address (pimInterfaceAddress)

- Net Mask (pimInterfaceNetMask)

- PIM Mode (pimInterfaceMode)

- Designated Router (pimInterfaceDR)

- Hello Interval (pimInterfaceHelloInterval)

- Prune Interval (pimInterfaceJoinPruneInterval)

- Candidate Boot Strap Router (pimInterfaceCBSRPreference)

The following list specifies buttons in this dialog box, as well as their function:

- Click OK to continue.

- Click Apply to save the changes in the dialog box.

- Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

- Click Refresh to update the contents of the dialog box.

- Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box.

- Click Help to access online help.

Interface Address (pimInterfaceAddress)

IP address of the PIM interface.

Net Mask (pimInterfaceNetMask)

Network mask for the PIM interface's IP address.

PIM Mode (pimInterfaceMode)

Configured mode of this PIM interface.

Designated Router (pimInterfaceDR)

Router designated to this PIM interface. For point-to-point interfaces, this object has the value "0.0.0.0".

Hello Interval (pimInterfaceHelloInterval)

Frequency at which PIM Hello messages are transmitted on this interface.

Prune Interval (pimInterfaceJoinPruneInterval)

Frequency at which PIM Join/Prune messages are transmitted on this interface. The default value of this object is the value of pimJoinPruneInterval.

Candidate Boot Strap Router (pimInterfaceCBSRPreference)

Preference value for the local interface when acting as a candidate bootstrap router. The value " -1" indicates that the local interface is not a candidate bootstrap interface.