Moxa Technologies EDS-518A Series - Manual (Page 75)

EDS-518A Series User’s Manual Featured Functions
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STEP 1
Configure EDS-518A’s Mirror Port function from either the Console utility or Web Browser
interface. You will need to configure three settings:
Monitored Port Select the port number of the port whose network activity will be
monitored.
Mirror Port
Select the port number of the port that will be used to monitor the
activity of the monitored port.
Watch Direction Select one of the following two watch direction options:
y Output data stream
Select this option to monitor only those data packets being sent out
through EDS-518A’s port.
y Bi-directional
Select this option to monitor data packets both coming into, and
being sent out through, EDS-518A’s port.
STEP 2
Be sure to activate your settings before exiting.
• When using the Web Browser interface, activate by clicking Activate.
• When using the Console utility, activate by first highlighting the Activate menu option, and
then press Enter. You should receive the Mirror port settings are now active! (Press any
key to continue) message.
Ping
The Ping function uses the ping command to give users a simple but powerful tool for
troubleshooting network problems. The function’s most unique feature is that even though the
ping command is entered from the user’s PC keyboard, the actual ping command originates from
EDS-518A itself. In this way, the user can essentially control EDS-518A and send ping commands
out through its ports.
To use the Ping function, type in the desired IP address, and then press Enter from the Console
utility, or click Ping when using the Web Browser interface.
Using Monitor
You can monitor statistics in real time from EDS-518A’s web console and serial console.
Monitor by Switch
Access the Monitor by selecting “System” from the left selection bar. Monitor by System allows
the user to view a graph that shows the combined data transmission activity of all EDS-518A’s 18
ports. Click one of the four options—Total Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error
Packets—to view transmission activity of specific types of packets. Recall that TX Packets are
packets sent out from EDS-518A, RX Packets are packets received from connected devices, and
Error Packets are packets that did not pass TCP/IP’s error checking algorithm. The Total Packets
option displays a graph that combines TX, RX, and TX Error, RX Error Packets activity. The