Table Of Contents - Network Instruments Matrix User Manual

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started............................................................................................................................................. 6
Matrix technical specifications.........................................................................................................................................................................7
Supported QSFP/SFP/SFP+ media types............................................................................................................................................... 9
How to connect Matrix to your network.....................................................................................................................................................9
How to set IPv4 network settings................................................................................................................................................................10
How to set IPv6 network settings................................................................................................................................................................10
How to set the system time and date....................................................................................................................................................... 11
Chapter 2: Layouts........................................................................................................................................................ 13
Understanding layouts..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
How to edit a layout................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
How to create an additional layout.......................................................................................................................................................14
How to activate a different layout.........................................................................................................................................................15
How to import a layout................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
How to export a layout....................................................................................................................................................................................15
Chapter 3: Ports............................................................................................................................................................. 17
How to connect ingress and egress ports................................................................................................................................................17
How to connect a network port to a tool port.................................................................................................................................17
How to connect many ports to the same rule..................................................................................................................................17
How to define a tool port............................................................................................................................................................................... 18
How to define a network port...................................................................................................................................................................... 19
How to set port link speeds...........................................................................................................................................................................19
Chapter 4: Rules.............................................................................................................................................................20
Understanding rules.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
How to create a rule....................................................................................................................................................................................20
How to edit a rule........................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
How to apply a rule in an inactive layout...........................................................................................................................................21
How to apply a rule in the active layout.............................................................................................................................................22
Chapter 5: Filters........................................................................................................................................................... 23
How to create a filter........................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
How to bind a filter to a rule.........................................................................................................................................................................23
How to edit a filter.............................................................................................................................................................................................24
Understanding filters and filtering.............................................................................................................................................................. 24
Chapter 6: Users and Groups....................................................................................................................................... 26
How to set a user authentication scheme................................................................................................................................................26
How to authenticate locally..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
How to authenticate using LDAP...........................................................................................................................................................27
How to authenticate using Active Directory..................................................................................................................................... 28
How to authenticate using NIMS........................................................................................................................................................... 28
How to authenticate using RADIUS...................................................................................................................................................... 28
How to authenticate using TACACS+...................................................................................................................................................28
How to change the administrator password...........................................................................................................................................29
How to add users............................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
How to edit a user............................................................................................................................................................................................. 29
How to import users......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
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