D-Link DGS-3612G Product Manual - Page 40

Mirror xStack® DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch This section contains information for mirroring port configurations, including Port Mirror Global Settings and Port Mirror Settings. Port Mirror Global Settings This window is used to set the port mirror global state. To view the Port Mirror Global Settings window, click Administration > Mirror > Port Mirror Global Settings, as shown below: Figure 2- 20. Port Mirror Global Settings window The following parameters can be configured: Parameter Description Porting Mirror Global State Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable the port mirror status. Click Apply to implement the changes. Port Mirror Settings The Switch allows you to copy frames transmitted and received on a port and redirect the copies to another port. You can attach a monitoring device to the mirrored port, such as a sniffer or an RMON probe, to view details about the packets passing through the first port. This is useful for network monitoring and troubleshooting purposes. To view the Port Mirror Settings window, click Administration > Mirror > Port Mirror Settings, as shown below: Figure 2- 21. Port Mirror Settings window Enter an ID in the Group ID (1-4) field and click Find to see all the entries that belong to the group in the lower half of the window. Click View All to see all the entries. Click to remove the corresponding entry. To add a new mirror port, click the Add button, and the window below appears: 24