Net Optics Fiber Taps - Manual (Page 5)

Fiber Tap
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Introduction
Get total traffic visibility for monitoring and security devices by placing
Net Optics Fiber Slim Taps on critical network links . The all-optical design of the
Fiber Tap is optimized and tested for high-performance on fiber networks.
Available in LC connector types for singlemode or multimode fiber networks run-
ing at ATM, Gigabit and 10 GigaBit speeds .
All Optical Design
Requiring no power, Fiber Taps maintain permanent passive access ports without
introducing a point of failure or disturbing other network connections . These
passive Taps deliver full-duplex monitoring with zero impact on network traffic
around the clock .
Simply Plug It In
Full-duplex monitoring is a snap with a custom monitoring cable that sends
each side of the signal to a separate NIC on the monitoring device . All
monitoring and network cables are included with Net Optics Fiber Taps for
plug-and-play deployment .
Security and Visibility
Without an IP address, monitoring devices are isolated from the network, dra-
matically reducing their exposure to attacks . However, the monitoring device
connected to the Tap still sees all full-duplex traffic as if it were in-line, including
Layer 1 and Layer 2 errors .