Viewing port status, 3 configuring rate control – TP-Link Omada ER8411 VPN Router User Manual

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User Guide 36

Configuring Network

Switch Configuration

Follow these steps to configure Port Mirror:
1) In

Settings

section, enable Port Mirror function, and choose the mirror mode.

Enable Port

Mirror

Check the box to enable Port Mirror function.

Mirror Mode

Choose the mirror mode which includes

Ingress

,

Egress

and

Ingress and Egress

.

Ingress:

The packets received by the mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring

port.

Egress:

The packets sent by the mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring port.

Ingress and Egress:

Both the incoming and outgoing packets through the

mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring port.

2) In the

Monitor List

section, set the mirroring port and the mirrored port(s), then click

Save

.

Mirroring Port

The packets through the mirrored port will be copied to this port. Usually, the

mirroring port is connected to a data diagnose device, which is used to analyze

the mirrored packets for monitoring and troubleshooting the network.

Mirrored Port

The packets through this port will be copied to the mirroring port. Usually, the

mirrored ports are the ports to be monitored.

6.3 Configuring Rate Control

Rate Control enables you to set limit to the traffic rate for the specific packets on each port

to manage the traffic flow of your network.
Choose the menu

Network

>

Switch

>

Rate Control

to load the following page.

Figure 6-3 

Configuring Rate Control

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