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Configuring the Security Switch 6200 System

Interface	MAC Address	Auto	Duplex	Speed
	(Configured)
		neg
gigabitethernet 18		(N) on	half	10

Modify Physical Interface Parameters <Y or N>[N]:

3.Enter y to modify additional physical interfaces or n to return to the main menu.

Configuring Tap interfaces are used to copy the input and output packets from a Tap Interfaces physical interface prior to the processing by the firewall acceleration

process. These taps can be used by intrusion detection software to sniff the interface. Tap interfaces can be given any device name of up to 15 characters, and a single tap can capture the traffic for multiple physical interfaces. To configure Tap Interfaces:

1.Select Option 7 from the main menu.

Tap Interfaces

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Name Physical Interfaces

Modify the Tap Interfaces <Add, Delete, Modify or eXit>[eXit]: a

2.Enter the desired option to add, delete, or modify a tap interface or enter x to return to the main menu. For example:

Tap Name []: tap1

Physical Interfaces []: fastethernet 1, fastethernet 2, gigabitethernet 17

Tap Interfaces

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Name Physical Interfaces

tap1 fastethernet 1, fastethernet 2, gigabitethernet 17

Modify the Tap Interfaces <Add, Delete, Modify or eXit>[eXit]:

3.Enter the desired option to add, delete, or modify additional tap interfaces or enter x to return to the main menu. For example:

Tap Name []: tap2

Physical Interfaces []: fastethernet 3

Tap Interfaces

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Name	Physical Interfaces
tap1	fastethernet 1, fastethernet 2, gigabitethernet 17
tap2	fastethernet 3

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