Port Mirroring - NETGEAR FS728TP Software Administration Manual

FS728TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
2. Select the Counter Name from the list of MIB variable values in the provided field in the first
row.
3. Enter the Interface in the provided field in the first row.
4. Select the Sample Type from the list in the provided field in the first row.
5. Select the Startup Alarm from the list in the provided field in the first row.
6. If you selected Rising Alarm or Rising and Falling as the Startup Alarm, enter the Rising
Threshold and select the Rising Event number in the provided fields in the first row.
7. If you selected Falling Alarm or Rising and Falling as the Startup Alarm, enter the Falling
Threshold and select the Falling Event number in the provided fields in the first row.
8. Enter the Interval and Owner in the provided fields in the first row.
9. Click ADD to update the device.
To remove an events control entry:
1. Click Monitoring > RMON > Advanced > Alarms. The RMON Alarms screen displays.
2. Select the alarm entry.
3. Click DELETE to remove the alarm entry.

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 port mirroring by selecting a specific port from which to
copy all packets, and other ports to which the packets are copied. The device supports one
destination port and up to eight source ports.
The Port Mirroring menu contains the following option:
• "Port Mirroring"
Port Mirroring
To define port mirroring:
1. Click Monitoring > Port Mirroring > Port Mirroring. The Port Mirroring screen displays:
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