3Com 3CBLSF50 User Guide - Page 71

Setup, Remove, on the menu. The Port Mirroring Setup Screen

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Switch takes all the traffic going in or out of the mirror port and copies it to the monitor port. CAUTION: The monitor port should have a higher bandwidth than the mirror port. Otherwise, the Switch may not be able to copy all traffic effectively during periods of high traffic. Two tabs are available on the Port Mirroring page: ■ Setup ■ Remove Setup Use the Setup tab to create a port mirror session. Figure 67 Port Mirroring Setup Screen Monitoring 71 To set up port mirroring: 1 Connect a network analyzer to a port. 2 Access the Web interface. Click Monitoring, then Port Mirroring on the menu. The Port Mirroring Setup Screen appears. 3 Click Monitor as the port type, then select the port number to which you connected the network analyzer. Traffic to or from the selected mirrored port will be forwarded to this port. 4 Click Mirror as the port type, then select the port number that you want to monitor. Traffic to or from this port will be forwarded to the monitor port. 5 Select Mirror In to monitor a port's incoming traffic, or Mirror Out to monitor a port's outgoing traffic. 6 Click Apply. Remove Use the Remove tab to delete a port mirroring session. Figure 68 Port Mirroring Remove Screen

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Monitoring
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Switch takes all the traffic going in or out of the mirror
port and copies it to the monitor port.
CAUTION:
The monitor port should have a higher
bandwidth than the mirror port. Otherwise, the Switch
may not be able to copy all traffic effectively during
periods of high traffic.
Two tabs are available on the Port Mirroring page:
Setup
Remove
Setup
Use the
Setup
tab to create a port mirror session.
Figure 67
Port Mirroring Setup Screen
To set up port mirroring:
1
Connect a network analyzer to a port.
2
Access the Web interface. Click
Monitoring,
then
Port
Mirroring
on the menu. The Port Mirroring Setup Screen
appears.
3
Click
Monitor
as the port type, then select the port
number to which you connected the network analyzer.
Traffic to or from the selected mirrored port will be
forwarded to this port.
4
Click
Mirror
as the port type, then select the port
number that you want to monitor. Traffic to or from this
port will be forwarded to the monitor port.
5
Select
Mirror In
to monitor a port’s incoming traffic, or
Mirror Out
to monitor a port’s outgoing traffic.
6
Click
Apply
.
Remove
Use the
Remove
tab to delete a port mirroring session.
Figure 68
Port Mirroring Remove Screen