LevelOne GSW-2473, User Manual

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Port Mirroring
The Port mirroring is a method for monitoring traffic in switched networks. That
Traffic through ports can be monitored by any of the ports means traffic goes in or
out monitored (source) ports will be duplicated into mirroring (destination) port.
Port Mirroring interface
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Dest Port: Tick the check boxes beneath the port number label to be the
destination (mirroring) port for monitoring Rx only, Tx only or both RX and TX
traffic which come from the source port. Users can connect the mirroring port
to LAN analyzer or Netxray.
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Monitored Pckets: Pull down the selection menu to choose what kind of
packet is to be monitored.
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Source Port: The ports that the user wants to monitor. All monitored port
traffic will be copied to mirroring (destination) port. Users can select multiple
source ports by ticking the check boxes beneath the port number label to be
monitored.
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And then, click Update to have the configuration take effect.
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