Netgear GS748TS GS7xxTS User Manual - Page 218

GS700TS Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Port Mirroring Port mirroring monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies of incoming and outgoing packets from one port to a monitoring port. Port mirroring can be used as a diagnostic tool as well as a debugging feature. Port mirroring also enables switch performance monitoring. Network administrators can configure port mirroring by selecting a specific port from which to copy all packets, and other ports to which the packets are copied. The device supports one destination port and up to eight source ports. The Port Mirroring menu contains the following option: • "Port Mirroring" Port Mirroring To define port mirroring: 1. Click Monitoring > Port Mirroring > Port Mirroring. The Port Mirroring screen displays: Figure 7-13 The Port Mirroring screen contains the following fields: Destination Port • Destination Port - Enter the port to which port traffic is copied. Source Port Table • Source Port - Enter the port from which the packets are mirrored. 7-23 v1.0, June 2009 Monitoring the Switch