GSS Series User Manual
3.2.10 Port Mirroring
The Mirror function of the GSS Series is used to capture data from a particular port on the switch. Any port on the switch can be selected as the monitoring port; this port will be used to capture data from another port on the switch using third party data capturing software. Data can be captured from more than one port on the switch simultaneously therefore you can have one monitoring port and several other ports being monitored by the one port.
Fig. 3.20
Mirror Port: Select the port you would like to use as the capturing port. This port will be plugged directly to a PC running Packet Capturing software.
Mirror Source: This is the port or ports that the Mirror Port will be capturing packets from. Any data that is sent or received by these ports will be duplicated to the Mirror port.
Refresh Button: Used to refresh the current settings displayed on the screen.
Apply Button: The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of the values on this screen.
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