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4. Where should the Sidekick be installed?
CPE Router / FW
IP Phones
LAN Ethernet Switch
If there is only 1 Ethernet Switch on the network:
Reply Sidekick
GREEN = WAN Connection
BLUE = Mirror Connection
If there is more than 1 Ethernet Switch on the newtork:
CPE Router / FW
IP Phones
LAN Ethernet Switch
LAN Ethernet Switch
Trunk
Trunk
Reply Sidekick
GREEN = WAN Connection
BLUE = Mirror Connection
Reply Sidekick
GREEN = WAN Connection
BLUE = Mirror Connection
What are the trunk ports between the Ethernet switches for the VoIP or native VLAN supporting the IP
Phones?
Which Ethernet switch has the connection to the Router/Gateway to the Internet?
DETERMINE:
On all Ethernet switches
without
the Router/Gateway connect to it, no mirror action is necessary.
On the Ethernet switch
with
the Router/Gateway connected to it, configure the switch to mirror all
Received (RX) packets on all ports (or including all ports with IP Phones, all Trunk ports from other
switches, all the port to the Router/Gateway) to the Reply Mirror Port
ACTIONS:
IP Phones
IP Phones
LAN Ethernet
Switch
