Net Optics iTap GigaBit Fiber Port Aggregator with SFP - Manual

Intelligent Tap TM
The iTap Port Aggregator makes network
monitoring easier. The powerful combi-
nation of a permanent, passive access
point and remote monitoring of key traffic
indicators increases your management
options and speeds response to troubled
links. When an iTap Port Aggregator
indicates high usage or CRC errors are
occurring on a critical network link, you
are given a timely warning, without the
need to rely on other time-consuming
tools.
The iTap Port Aggregator displays the link
usage level in both directions in real time,
including the size and time of the last
peak, right on the front panel. The iTap
Port Aggregator is accessible from remote
interfaces that provide information and
control from anywhere in the network. The
iTap Port Aggregator gives you the infor-
mation and the passive access point you
need to respond quickly to network events.
For greater flexibility and response speed,
use iTap Port Aggregators with Net
Optics’ Matrix Switches and control the
deployment of your analyzers from one
point without disturbing a single network
connection.
Access
• Real time traffic usage levels
• Size and time of the greatest traffic peaks
• Counters for total packets, total bytes,
CRC errors, collisions, and more
• Status for system, link, and power
Remote
• Browser-based Web Manager
• Management Information Base (MIB) for
third-party SNMP tools
• SNMP tool, System Manager
• SNMP traps indicate status changes for
system, link, power, and threshold
Control
• Turn off Management and Monitor Ports
• Set usage alarm threshold
• Reset statistics counters and peak data
• Turn off LCD information
Easy to Use
• Uses only one monitoring device NIC
• At-a-glance monitoring from front panel
• Completely passive and device neutral
• Cables included
• Application diagram shows all connections
Aggregation + information =
network monitoring flexibility
intelligent tap
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The World’s Only Intelligent Tap
iTap GigaBit Port Aggregator with SFP Monitor Ports
Best in Aggregation
The iTap Port Aggregator combines and
regenerates both directions of a full-duplex
stream, sending all aggregated traffic out
one or two separate passive monitoring
ports. Typically, full-duplex monitoring
with a network tap requires two NICs (or a
dual-channel NIC)—one interface for each
side of the full-duplex link. Net Optics’
iTap Port Aggregator enables one or two
devices to simultaneously monitor a full-
duplex link using only one NIC per device.
After the traffic has been aggregated to
a single flow, it is no longer possible to
distinguish the usage levels of each side
of the bi-directional link. The iTap Port
Aggregator tracks these levels prior to
aggregation, keeping this vital information
easily accessible from both remote and
command line interfaces.
With its visual display, remote interfaces,
and well-buffered aggregation, Net
Optics’ iTap Port Aggregator creates an
entirely new, easy to implement and easy
to use category of passive access devices.