Waters Network Systems
User’s Manual
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PSX/MS1008-TX
5.12 Port
Mirroring
Port Mirroring is a method used to monitor traffic in switched networks. Traffic through
ports can be monitored by one specific port. That is, traffic goes in or out monitored ports
will be duplicated into mirror port.
The following explains the port mirroring settings.
Roving Analysis State
- Enable or disable the port mirror function.
Mirror Ports
– Lists the ports you want to mirror. All mirror port traffic will be copied to
mirror port. You can select a maximum of 9 monitor ports in the switch. If you want to
disable the function, you must set monitor port to none.
Monitor Rx
- Monitored receives frames from the port.
Monitor Tx
- Monitored sends frames from the port.
5.13 SNMP
SNMP is a protocol that governs the transfer of information between management and
agent. The 1008 switch supports SNMP V1.
Any network running Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can manage the
switch, provided the Management Information Base (MIB) is installed correctly on the
management station.
You can define management stations as trap managers and then enter SNMP
community strings. You can also define a name, location, and contact person for the
switch. Once you have entered the
system options data
, click
Apply
to update the
settings.
System Option
1.
Name
- Enter a name to be used for the switch.
2.
Location
- Enter the location of the switch.
