ALL-SG8308PM - User Manual
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Mirroring
Port Mirroring is used on a network switch to send a copy of network
packets seen on one switch port (or an entire VLAN) to a network
monitoring connection on another switch port. This is commonly used for
network appliances that require monitoring of network traffic, such as an
intrusion-detection system.
Mirroring Configuration
Port to Mirror to: The port that will “duplicate” or “mirror” the traffic
on the source port. Only incoming packets can be mirrored. Packets will
be dropped when the available egress bandwidth is less than ingress
bandwidth.
Ports to Mirror: Select the ports that you want to mirror from this
section of the page. A port will be mirrored when the “Mirroring
Enabled” check-box is checked.
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