EDS-518A Series User’s Manual

Featured Functions

STEP 1

Configure EDS-518A’s Mirror Port function from either the Console utility or Web Browser interface. You will need to configure three settings:

Monitored Port Select the port number of the port whose network activity will be monitored.

Mirror Port Select the port number of the port that will be used to monitor the activity of the monitored port.

Watch Direction Select one of the following two watch direction options:

yOutput data stream

Select this option to monitor only those data packets being sent out through EDS-518A’s port.

yBi-directional

Select this option to monitor data packets both coming into, and being sent out through, EDS-518A’s port.

STEP 2

Be sure to activate your settings before exiting.

•When using the Web Browser interface, activate by clicking Activate.

•When using the Console utility, activate by first highlighting the Activate menu option, and then press Enter. You should receive the Mirror port settings are now active! (Press any key to continue) message.

Ping

The Ping function uses the ping command to give users a simple but powerful tool for troubleshooting network problems. The function’s most unique feature is that even though the ping command is entered from the user’s PC keyboard, the actual ping command originates from EDS-518A itself. In this way, the user can essentially control EDS-518A and send ping commands out through its ports.

To use the Ping function, type in the desired IP address, and then press Enter from the Console utility, or click Ping when using the Web Browser interface.

Using Monitor

You can monitor statistics in real time from EDS-518A’s web console and serial console.

Monitor by Switch

Access the Monitor by selecting “System” from the left selection bar. Monitor by System allows the user to view a graph that shows the combined data transmission activity of all EDS-518A’s 18 ports. Click one of the four options—Total Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error Packets—to view transmission activity of specific types of packets. Recall that TX Packets are packets sent out from EDS-518A, RX Packets are packets received from connected devices, and Error Packets are packets that did not pass TCP/IP’s error checking algorithm. The Total Packets option displays a graph that combines TX, RX, and TX Error, RX Error Packets activity. The

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