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The following Figure. shows a sample of Trunking Configuration screen after some trunking ports are defined.
The trunked group can also be selected for deletion. To delete a trunk, simply use arrow keys & move and press Enter to
select. The following question will appear at the status line:
Are you sure you want to perform this operation? (y/n)
Press Y will delete selected trunk group.
Note: You can’t assign 2 of different switch’s ports to the same VLAN group.
Note: Members in trunk should be in the same VLAN
7.5 Port Mirroring Configuration
Port Mirroring means setting up a monitored port so that data flowing through that port is copied to the 8
th
port. The port used
to monitor other ports is called the Monitoring port. It is fixed at 8
th
port. The ports being watched are called the Mirrored Port.
The Smart Switch is able to monitor one port at one time. The transmitting and receiving direction can be monitored
exclusively. Be sure to activate this function before setting port selection and direction.
The following items are available for Port Mirrowing configuration.
item selections explanation
Port 1-7 Port to be Monitored.
Type Rx Packets
Tx Packets
Transmit or Receive direction to be monitored.
Active Disabled
Enabled
Disable/Enable Monitor function of 8th port.
For using Mirror function, some limitations should be noted here.
The monitored and monitoring port should be running in the same speed.
The transmitting or receiving rate of monitored port should not exceed the wire speed of the 8
th
port (monitoring port).