Monitoring The Device - NETGEAR ProSafe GS700TP Software User Manual

– Boot Code – Downloads the Boot file.
Configuration Download to Switch
The Configuration Download section contains the following fields:
– TFTP Server IP Address – Specifies the TFTP Server IP Address from which the configuration
files are downloaded.
– Source File Name – Specifies the configuration files to be downloaded.
2. Click Browse to search for the system file.
3. Click Apply to download the selected file.

Monitoring the Device

This section contains the following topics:
• Configuring Port Mirroring
• Performing Cable Tests
Configuring Port Mirroring
Port mirroring monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies of incoming and outgoing packets
from one port to a monitoring port. Port mirroring can be used as a diagnostic tool as well as a debugging
feature. Port mirroring also enables switch performance monitoring. Network administrators can configure
up to eight ports for port mirroring. The switch is capable of mirroring all transmitted packets; all received
packets; or all packets, both transmitted and received.
Network administrators can configure port mirroring by selecting specific ports from which to copy packets,
and other ports to which the packets are copied.
To enable port mirroring:
Configuring The Device Using Your Browser
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