Table of Contents
Advertisement
Advertisement
Table of Contents
Related Manuals for ProfiTap IOTA 1G
Summary of Contents for ProfiTap IOTA 1G
- Page 1 IOTA 1G & 10G USER MANUAL www.profitap.com...
- Page 2 Congratulations, you have joined the elite.
- Page 3 If you have any questions, you can contact us through our website: www.profitap.com or by email: support@profitap.com For the latest documentation and software, visit our Resource Center: https://www.profitap.com/resource-center/...
-
Page 4: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Product Overview Hardware Overview Specifications Interfaces & LED Behavior 2. Getting Started Deploying the IOTA Powering the device Access IOTA over network IOTA Configuration System Time System Network Access / Internal Firewall ZeroTier System Control 3. Capture Guide Capture Control Interface Configuration Port Control... - Page 5 Data Management Disk Usage Schedule a Cleanup Manual disk cleanup 4. Analysis Guide Dashboard overview Filters Tab Main dashboard selection menu Time range selection Filtering traffic Graphs PCAP file download 5. License Information 6. Legal...
-
Page 6: Product Overview
Designed as a secure and flexible analysis solution, IOTA is a great asset to get access and visibility into industrial or enterprise level networks. Profitap IOTA is used by network engineers and IT analysts to get a fast and clear overview of the network traffic. This means a comprehensive analysis can be performed quickly, helping engineers get to the root cause in a matter of clicks. -
Page 7: Specifications
1.2 SPECIFICATIONS INLINE MODE IOTA 1G 1G: 400 ns — 100M: 660 ns — 10M: 6600 ns INLINE LATENCY IOTA 10G 500 ns INLINE JITTER 20 ns DUAL SPAN INPUTS MODE IOTA 1G FAILSAFE IOTA 10G IOTA 1G 2 Gbps / 3.2 Mpps... -
Page 8: Interfaces & Led Behavior
LED 7 LED 10 The port is linked and has RX/TX activity Blinking (traffic is passing through). IOTA 1G is operating at 10 Mbps speed. LED 8 Blinking IOTA 1G is initializing. IOTA 1G is operating at 100 Mbps speed. - Page 9 LED NUMBER STATE MEANING IOTA 1G is operating at 1 Gbps speed. LED 8 The port is linked and has RX/TX activity Blinking (traffic is passing through). LED 9 IOTA 1G cannot find a common speed Alternating Blinking between the connected devices.
- Page 10 IOTA 10G Interface 1, 2 SFP/SFP+ port A and port B, accepting RJ45 Management port (PoE) both optical and copper connections. 12 VDC power input START/STOP/RESET button 24-48 VDC power input 2 x USB 3.0 port type A 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Activity LEDs IOTA 10G LED Behavior LED COLOR...
- Page 11 LED 11 STATE LED 12 STATE MEANING Orange Blink Booting Green Green Running Capturing Green Green Blink Green Orange Blink Capturing / Warning Green Disk Full Orange Green blink Orange Green Blink Updating Red Blink Red Blink Hardware Failure Orange Blink Orange Blink Factory Reset Green Blink...
-
Page 12: Getting Started
GETTING STARTED 2.1 DEPLOYING THE IOTA IOTA 1G Insert Ethernet cables of the line you want to monitor into the RJ45 port A and B of the IOTA, using category 5 UTP cables, rated for Gigabit operations. ▶ Note: When deployed in-line, IOTA must always be connected to the network first, before powering the device to make full use of the failsafe capabilities. - Page 13 IOTA 10G Carefully insert both SFP modules, making sure the retention mechanism is closed. Insert the LC optical fiber cables of the line you want to monitor in the SFP modules, making sure to match the Tx-Rx / Tx-Rx signal direction at the other end. ▶...
-
Page 14: Powering The Device
2.2 POWERING THE DEVICE Connect the 12V 2.5A DC power supply, or connect 24-48VDC input to power source, depending on your IOTA model. Alternatively, power the device over the management port with PoE. The IOTA will boot automatically after power connection is established. You can follow its status by observing the activity LEDs. -
Page 15: Iota Configuration
▶ Note: In case your browser displays a ‘Your connection is not private’ warning, click on advanced > proceed to… URL at the bottom to proceed to the IOTA login page. 2. 4 IOTA CONFIGURATION System Time NTP service is enabled by default, if Internet access is provided to IOTA, no extra configuration is required. -
Page 16: System Network
System Network Navigate to IOTA Settings / Configuration to change default network settings like IP, Mask, Gateway, DNS and Host Name. Access / Internal Firewall Used to limit access from local clients (LAN subnetwork) and/or remote clients (WAN, ZeroTier). -
Page 17: Zerotier
ZeroTier ZeroTier provides an easy way to remotely access the device via a P2P VPN and manage virtual networks on a cloud application. (more information: www.zerotier.com ) System Control Remotely restart or turn off your IOTA by pressing the ‘Restart’ or ‘Shutdown’ button. -
Page 18: Capture Guide
CAPTURE GUIDE 3.1 CAPTURE CONTROL The way IOTA captures network traffic can be controlled in Capture > Capture Control. Thereare three main capture behaviors that can be distinguished: Capture defined size and stop Capture defined duration and stop Capture continuously The Capture Control menu gives you the following options to control the capture behavior: ◉... -
Page 19: Interface Configuration
3.2 INTERFACE CONFIGURATION The Interface Configuration screen gives you an overview of connected devices, Capture Statistics and Device information. To change interface settings, several tabs are available: Port Control If IOTA is intended to be used in-line, the suitable configuration must be set. ‘INLINE mode’ is the default mode. -
Page 20: Port Status
Port Status This tab provides you with an overview of the Link Partner Status and Fault Status for both port A and B. -
Page 21: Capture Features
Capture Features This tab allows the setting of the following capture features: ◉ Enable timestamps in live capture ◉ Keep CRC32 ◉ Disable Port A ◉ Transmit CRC Errors ◉ Package Slicing ◉ Disable Port B Features can be enabled by clicking the checkbox for each specific feature you want to use. Firmware If you want to change the firmware of your IOTA, you can select a firmware version in the drop-down menu and apply it by clicking the ‘Flash Firmware’... -
Page 22: Autonomous Capture
3.3 AUTONOMOUS CAPTURE To be able to capture traffic in networks where remote access over the network is not allowed or not possible, you can start IOTA’ s autonomous capture feature by pressing the physical START/STOP button. START: Starts capture. IOTA will use latest settings in Capture Control STOP: Stop Capture RESET: Disconnect power from IOTA. -
Page 23: Data Vault
3. 4 DATA VAULT Captured Files Navigate to Data Vault > Captured Files to download the raw PCAP-NG file or multiple selected files from a list. The entire file or group of files is downloaded in a .zip archive. Import a PCAP-NG If you have a PCAP-NG or PCAP file that is not directly captured to the internal disk of the IOTA, click the ‘select a file’... -
Page 24: Data Management
3.5 DATA MANAGEMENT Disk Usage Navigate to Data Management > Capture Machine to get an overview of the disk usage, including total disk size and available disk space. A good practice is to check every once in a while the amount of free storage left and make an assessment on whether a cleanup is in order or not, as there are limitations for captur- ing and indexing related to the available space: ◉... -
Page 25: Manual Disk Cleanup
Manual disk Cleanup Manual cleanup of capture files and index is possible with the following options: ◉ Selective cleanup based on time ◉ Selective cleanup based on index ◉ Cleanup index or PCAP files or both... -
Page 26: Analysis Guide
ANALYSIS GUIDE 4.1 DASHBOARD OVERVIEW Main menu Logout Main dashboard selection Time range selection Dashboard area Display filter PCAP file download Dashboard navigation with filters and time selection Dashboard configuration... -
Page 27: Filters Tab
4.2 BASIC NAVIGATION Main dashboard selection menu This menu displays all the available dashboards, the list of dashboards is non-exhaustive and will change over time to include new features and other improvements. ▶ Note: Accessing a dashboard from this menu resets the Time pickers time range and the Display filter defined in the current dashboard. -
Page 28: Time Range Selection
Time range selection Time range and automatic refresh rate can be set from this menu. -
Page 29: Filtering Traffic
Filtering traffic Display filters can be manually defined by clicking the + icon next to the Filter box (top left) and selecting the filter type and value it needs to filter on. Alternatively, in the dashboards, filters can be applied quickly by using the + magnifier (include filter), or the - magnifier (exclude filter) Filters can be removed by clicking the filter type again and selecting ‘--remove filter--’... -
Page 30: Graphs
Graphs Use the mouse to click-and-drag to zoom in on a specific time range. Use Ctrl/CMD + mouse drag to add annotations to the graph. -
Page 31: Pcap File Download
4.3 PCAP FILE DOWNLOAD Use the Get Pcapng button in the top right corner of each dashboard to download the file. The time range of the downloaded PCAP file corresponds with the time range selected in the Time picker menu. Optionally, filters can be defined. -
Page 32: License Information
2 - Download the raw PCAP-NG file or multiple files from a list (Data Vault > Captured Files) The entire file or group of file is downloaded in a .zip archive. LICENSE INFORMATION Under Data Management > My License you can activate or deactivate your IOTA license and current status and version. -
Page 33: Legal
Legal DISCLAIMER The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content thereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes. - Page 34 PROFITAP HQ B. V . — High Tech Campus 9 5656 AE Eindhoven — The Netherlands IT ALL STARTS sales@profitap.com www.profitap.com WITH VISIBILITY © 2019 Profitap — v1.6-08...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the IOTA 1G and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers