Step 14. Configuring receipt of mirrored traffic from SPAN ports

In this step, you can configure receipt of mirrored traffic from SPAN ports.

To give up receipt of mirrored traffic from SPAN ports:

In the Enable SPAN traffic processing window, click No.

The Setup Wizard proceeds to the next step.

To configure receipt of mirrored traffic from SPAN ports:

In the Enable SPAN traffic processing window, click Yes.
This opens a window for selecting network interfaces.

By default, receipt of mirrored traffic from SPAN ports is disabled for all interfaces. The value skip is displayed to the right of the name of the network interface.
Select the network interface from which you want to configure receipt of mirrored traffic.
Do not configure receipt of mirrored traffic from the controlling network interface of the server with the Central Node component.
Press ENTER.
Receipt of mirrored traffic from SPAN ports on the selected interface is enabled. The value capture is displayed to the right of the name of the network interface.
If you want to configure receipt of mirrored traffic for other network interfaces, repeat steps 2–3 for each of them.
Select Continue.
Press ENTER.

The Setup Wizard proceeds to the next step.