User’s Manual of NS2503-24P/2C
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Figure 4-3-6:
Port Sniffer Interface Screenshot
The page includes the following fields:
Object
Description
Sniffer Type:
Select a sniffer mode:
•
Disable
•
Rx
•
Tx
•
Both
Analysis (Monitoring) Port:
It means the Analysis port can be used to see the traffic on another port you want
to monitor. You can connect Analysis port to LAN analyzer or netxray.
Monitor Port:
The port you want to monitor. The monitor port traffic will be copied to Analysis
port. You can select one monitor ports in the switch. User can choose which port
that they want to monitor in only one sniffer type.
1
When the Mirror Mode set to
RX
or
TX
and the
Analysis Port
be selected, the packets
to and from the
Analysis Port
will not be transmitted. The Analysis Port will accept only
COPPIED packets from the
Monitored Port
.
2
If you want to disable the function, you must select monitor port to none.
