Port Mirroring - Waters Network Systems GSM2109 Operating Manual

dynamic LACP trunking. A link with two passive LACP ports will not perform dynamic
LACP trunking because both ports are waiting for the LACP protocol packet from the
opposite device. The active status will be created automatically if you are the active
LACP's actor when selecting the trunking port.
5.21

Port Mirroring

Port mirroring is a method used to monitor the traffic on a switched network. A specific
port can monitor traffic through mirrored ports. The in and out traffic of a monitored port
will be duplicated into the mirrored port.
Destination port – mirror port can be used to see all monitor port traffic. You can
connect mirror port to LAN analyzer or Netxray. Select the mirroring port state:
o RX – RX packet only
o TX – TX packet only
o Both – RX and TX packet
Source port – select the ports to be monitored. All monitored port traffic will be
copied to the mirror port. You can select a maximum of 10 monitor ports in the
switch. You can choose the port to monitor in only one mirror mode. Select the
mirroring port state:
o RX – RX packet only
o TX – TX packet only
o Both – RX and TX packet
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