Reference Guide

N8406-022A 1Gb Intelligent L2 Switch Browser-based Interface Reference Guide 89
Port Mirroring Configuration for Port
To display the following form, go to the Monitoring Port x Configuration form. Select a Mirrored Port number, or
click Add Mirrored Port.
The following table describes the Port Mirroring Configuration for Port controls:
Table 71 Port Mirroring Configuration for Port controls
Control
Description
Mirrored Port
Adds the port to be mirrored.
Port Mirror Direction
Specifies the direction of the traffic, either in or out. It is necessary to specify the
direction because:
If the source port of the frame matches the mirrored port and the mirrored
direction is ingress or both (ingress and egress), the frame is sent to the
mirrored port.
If the destination port of the frame matches the mirrored port and the mirrored
direction is egress or both, the frame is sent to the monitoring port.
FDB Configuration
To display the following form, select Layer 2 > FDB (click the underlined text, not the folder).
The following table describes the FDB Configuration controls:
Table 72 FDB Configuration controls
Control
Description
Bridge Aging Time (0-65535
secs)
Configures the forwarding database aging time. The aging time specifies the amount
of time the STP bridge waits without receiving a packet from a station before
removing the station from the forwarding database. The default is 180 seconds.
To disable aging, set this parameter to 0.