iES20G/iES18G
Series User’s Manual
iS5 Communications Inc.
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5.1.13.6
Port Monitoring
The Port monitoring function supports TX (egress) only, RX (ingress) only, and both TX/RX.
TX monitoring sends data that egressed out of the checked TX source port to a selected TX
destination port. RX monitoring sends data that ingress in of the checked RX source ports out
to a selected RX destination port. It also sends the frame to where it normally would have
gone.
Note: Keep all source ports unchecked to disable port monitoring.
Port monitoring interface
The following table describes the labels for the Port Monitoring screen.
Label
Description
Destination Port
The port that will receive a copied frame from a source port for
monitoring purpose.
Source Port
The port that will be monitored. Check the TX or RX to be monitored.
TX
The frames that leave the switch port and proceed somewhere outside
of the network.
RX
The frames that originate from outside the network and are received
by the switch port within the network.
Apply
Click “
Apply
” to activate the configurations.
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