Monitoring The Device; Configuring Port Mirroring - NETGEAR FS728TS User Manual

Monitoring the Device

This section contains the following topics:
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Configuring Port Mirroring

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Performing Optical Transceiver Tests
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Viewing System Health Information
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 port mirroring by selecting a specific port from which to copy all packets, and other ports to which the packets
are copied.
To enable port mirroring:
1. Click Monitor > Port Mirroring. The Port Mirroring Page opens:
The contains the following fields:
Port Mirroring Page
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Unit No. — Indicates the stacking number.
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Destination Port — Defines the port number to which port traffic is copied.
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Source Port — Indicates the port from which the packets are mirrored.
Figure 5 - 66: Port Mirroring Page
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