Table of Contents
Advertisement
Mirror Setting
Port Mirroring is a method of monitoring network traffic that forwards
a copy of each incoming and/or outgoing packet from one port of a
network switch to another port where the packet can be studied. It
enables the manager to keep close track of switch performance and
alter it if necessary.
Configuring the port mirroring by assigning a source port from which
to copy all packets and a sniffer port where those packets will be sent.
The selection of the sniffer mode is as follow:
RX (receive) mode: this mode will duplicate the data that send to the
source and forward to the sniffer port.
Figure 22.
Device Status
Click on the "Status" to present the device status on this screen, it will
show the System Status, Port Status, VLAN Status, Trunk Status and
Mirror Status..
Press "Refresh" when you need to renew the posted information.
33
Advertisement
Table of Contents
