Multiple Vocera Subnets

Subnets is a logical division of a network. Several Vocera subnets are required when your deployment spans to more than one building in a campus environment or physically separate geographical sites.

Vocera devices are often deployed on a single IP subnet. If your Vocera system runs on multiple subnets, ensure that you configure the following badge properties:

Property	Recommendation
Broadcast Uses IGMP	The Broadcast Uses IGMP property is set to `TRUE` by default for all badges. This property ensures that multicast features such as broadcasts and push-to-talk conferences work across subnet boundaries. For more information, refer to Layer 2 IGMP Snooping. For details, refer to Vocera Badge Configuration Guide.

Property

Recommendation

Broadcast Uses IGMP

The Broadcast Uses IGMP property is set to TRUE by default for all badges. This property ensures that multicast features such as broadcasts and push-to-talk conferences work across subnet boundaries. For more information, refer to Layer 2 IGMP Snooping.

For details, refer to Vocera Badge Configuration Guide.