Cisco Systems RV325K9NA, RV320K9NA manual Port Management, Configuring the Ports

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Port Management

Use Port Management to configure port settings and view the status of the port.

You can enable port mirroring, disable a port, or set the priority, speed, duplex mode, and auto-negotiation. You also can enable port-based VLANs to control traffic between devices on your network.

Configuring the Ports

You can set port mirroring and manage ports, including priority and mode. Port mirroring sends a copy of network packets seen on one port to a network monitoring connection on another port. This is commonly used for network appliances that require monitoring of network traffic, such as an intrusion- detection system. Port mirroring on a Cisco Systems switch is generally referred to as Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN).

Network Engineers or Administrators use port mirroring to analyze and debug data or diagnose errors on a network. This feature helps you to monitor network performance and alerts you when problems occur.

NOTE When MAC Address Cloning is enabled, port mirroring does not work.

To open this page, select Port Management > Port Setup in the navigation tree.

To enable port mirroring for RV320, check Enable Mirror Port. Incoming and outgoing packets on WAN ports and LAN ports are copied to LAN1.

To enable port mirroring for RV325, check Enable Mirror Port. Incoming and outgoing packets on LAN ports are copied to LAN1.

The following read-only information is displayed for each port:

•Port ID—Port number or name, as it is labeled on the device

•Interface—Interface type: LAN, WAN, or DMZ

Enter the following settings:

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