User manual

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Port Sniffer
The Port Sniffer (mirroring) is a method for monitor traffic in switched networks.
Traffic through a port can be monitored by one specific port. That is, traffic
goes in or out a monitored port will be duplicated into sniffer port.
 Sniffer Type: Select a sniffer mode: Disable / Rx / TX / Both.
RX: Packets goes in the Monitored port will be duplicated into analysis
port.
TX: Packets goes out the monitored port will be duplicated into analysis
port.
Both: Packets goes in or out the monitored port will be duplicated into
analysis port
 Analysis (Monitoring) Port: It’ means Analysis port can be used to see
the traffic on another port you want to monitor.
 Monitored Port: The port you want to monitor. The monitor port traffic will
be copied to Analysis port. You can select one monitor port in the switch.
User can choose which port that they want to monitor in only one sniffer
type.
Note: The Analysis port is dedicated for monitoring usage. That is to say, the
ordinary port function will be unavailable on Analysis port.