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To analyse the network communication it is often necessary to record network traffic at a switch port. This can be implemented via a port mirroring on managed switches. By In doing this so the network traffic is mirrored from one or multiple switch ports to another switch port where a network participant records the traffic for later analysis.
This article describes how to configure port mirroring on an XS series switch.
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The negotiated data rate of the destination port has to be at least equivalent to the negotiated data rate of the source port(s). Otherwise not all network traffic can be recorded which highly complicates the analysis or even renders it impossible. This is definitely to be considered when using multiple source ports. Examples:
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4) Click Click Configure Source to change to the menu Source Configuration.
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8) With the configuration complete, click on Save Configuration in the top right-hand corner to save the configuration as the start configuration.
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The start configuration is retained even if the device is restarted or there is a power failure. |
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9) Acknowledge the save process by clicking OK.
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If the port mirror isn't needed anymore it has to be deactivated:
Wird der Port-Mirror nicht mehr benötigt, muss dieser deaktiviert werden:
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