NetComm NP2624M - Manual (Page 81)

NP2624M User Guide 81
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4.2.6. Port Mirror Configuration
Port mirroring is a method for monitoring traffic in switched networks. Traffic through ports can be
monitored by one specific port. That is, traffic going in or out of monitored ports will be duplicated
into the monitoring port.
Press the Space key to change configure of per item.
1. Select <Edit>.
2. Sniffer Mode: Press the Space key to set the sniffer mode to Disable,Rx,Tx or Both.
3. Monitoring Port: The sniffer port can be used to see all monitored ports traffic. Press the
Space key to choose it.
4. Monitored Port: The ports you want to monitor. All monitored ports traffic will be
copied to the sniffer port. You can select a maximum of 25 ports to monitor in the
switch. Users can choose which port to monitor in the sniffer mode. Press Space key to
choose member port, “V” – denotes a member, “—” – is not a member.
5. Press Ctrl+A to go back to the action menu line
6. Select <Save> to save all configured values.
7. On the action menu line you can press <Next Page> to configure port9 ~ port26, press
<Previous Page> return to last page.
NOTE: Only one sniffer mode is active in the switch at a time.