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4.3.4 Port Mirroring

Configure port Mirroring on this page. This function provide to monitoring network traffic that forwards a copy of each

incoming 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.

 To debug network problems, selected traffic can be copied, or mirrored, to a mirror port where a frame analyzer

can be attached to analyze the frame flow.

 The Managed Switch can unobtrusively mirror traffic from any port to a monitor port. You can then attach a

protocol analyzer or RMON probe to this port to perform traffic analysis and verify connection integrity.

Figure 4-3-8

Port Mirror Application

The traffic to be copied to the mirror port is selected as follows:

All frames received on a given port (also known as ingress or source mirroring).

All frames transmitted on a given port (also known as egress or destination mirroring).

Mirror Port Configuration

The Port Mirror Configuration screens in

Figure 4-3-9

&

Figure 4-3-10

appear.

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