10/17/2019 Using a Mikrotik Routerboard with BT IP TV

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To use a Mikrotik Routerboard with the BT IP TV service IGMP Proxy interfaces have to be added
and some changes need to be made to firewall rules.

In my case I have an RB750 Mikrotik router with a PPPoE WAN on ether2 connected to a VDSL
modem which is in turn connected to BT Infinity FTTC service.

My BT YouView box is on ether5 of the RB750 and is connected via a network switch with
several other devices on the same subnet.

I have listed below the steps that need to be taken:

1. ensure that you have the IGMP package installed on your Mikrotik. If it is installed
then you will see a submenu “IGMP Proxy” under the “Routing” menu item on
Winbox
2. give your WAN connection (ie ether2) an IP address
3. add IGMP Proxy upstream interface to ether2
4. add IGMP Proxy downstream interface to ether5
5. enable “Quick Leave” in IGMP proxy settings
6. add firewall input rule to accept IGMP tra ic
7. add firewall input rule for ether2 to accept BT IPTV UDP multicast tra ic 

8. add firewall forward rule for ether2 to accept BT IPTV UDP multicast tra ic

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For detailed information on why these steps work see the forum post at this link.

The forum post advises a static IP address or separate subnet for the You View box. I did not
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need that.

The post also advises that the multicast group 234.81.130.0/24 should be used. I found that this
worked OK for standard BT IP TV channels, but I could not view BT Sport.

Using the MFC tab on the IGMP Proxy window I discovered that BT sport was on the multicast
group with IP address 234.81.131.0/24.

To capture both groups I used the multicast group address 234.81.0.0/16.

The Winbox screenshots below should help with your configuration:

Step 1: Ensure that you have the IGMP package installed on your Mikrotik.

Step 2: Give your WAN connection (ie ether2) an IP address

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Step 3: Add IGMP Proxy upstream interface to ether2

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Step 4: Add IGMP Proxy downstream interface to ether5

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Step 5: Enable “Quick Leave” in IGMP proxy settings

Step 6: Add firewall input rule to accept IGMP tra ic

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Step 7: Add firewall input rule for ether2 to accept BT IPTV UDP multicast tra ic

Step 8: Add firewall forward rule for ether2 to accept BT IPTV UDP multicast tra ic

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That’s it.

The above works for me with my network set up. Hopefully, it is su iciently generic to work for
you.

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