Network Tools

The Network Tools tab currently provides an option to configure port mirroring on the Instant On switch.

Port Mirroring

The Instant On switches have the ability to trace the packets sent and received from a port, by mirroring the data and sending it to a destination port.  This feature is useful to troubleshoot network issues. Only one port mirroring session can be configured for each Instant On switch. If a site has multiple switches, there can be multiple port mirroring sessions active at the same time on different devices. When a port mirroring session is active, a destination port cannot be selected as a member of a Link aggregation group.

To configure a port mirroring session on a port, follow these steps:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Use one of the following methods to view the switch details:
   1. Clicking on the switch name.
   2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select View Details from the dropdown list.
3. Click the Network Tools tab.
4. Click Start next to Start Port Monitoring.
5. Under Select Mirroring Source > Stack Member, select a stack member.
6. Under Source, select one of the following:
   1. Ports—Select the port(s) to be used as the source port(s).
   2. Network—Select one of the available networks from the drop-down list.
7. Click Next.
8. Based on your selection above, you will need to select the Source Ports or Source Networks from which the traffic should be mirrored.
9. Select one of the following as the Source and click Next:
   1. Transmit and receive
   2. Transmit
   3. Receive
10. Select a switch port from the drop-down list, to which the traffic should be mirrored. This setting is configured as the destination port. The destination can be any port on the switch, except for the following:
    • The uplink port
    • A port where the Instant On device is connected.
    • A port that is configured as part of a trunk.
    • A port that uses 802.1x
11. Click Start mirroring to initiate the mirroring of the packets sent from the source to the destination.

    To stop the mirroring, click Stop mirroring at anytime

Test Connectivity

The Test Connectivity option is used to test the reachability of an Instant On device. To perform a network test, you need to enter a Network Destination to be reached.

To run a network test on an Instant On switch, follow these steps:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Use one of the following methods to view the switch details:
   1. Clicking on the switch name.
   2. Hover the cursor to the end of the row, click the button, and select View Details from the dropdown list.
3. Click the Network Tools tab.
4. Click the Test button, next to Test Connectivity.
5. In the Set Network Destination page, enter the hostname or IP address of the device to which the source device should connect.
6. Click Next. The Network tests will be executed and displayed for the device.

Test Cable

The Test Cable diagnostics on a switch detects potential cable issues on the copper links. To run the Test Cable wizard on a switch, you must select the port to run the test.

To run a cable test on an Instant On switch, follow the steps below:

1. Click the Devices () tile on the Instant On web application home page or click Devices from the navigation pane on the left. The Device Overview page is displayed.
2. Use one of the following methods to view the switch details:
   1. Clicking on the switch name.
   2. Hover the cursor on the switch name, to the right-hand corner of the row, click the button, and select View Details from the dropdown list.
3. Click the Network Tools tab.
4. Click the Test button, next to Test Cable.
5. In Select Port to Test page, select the port on which you want to run the cable test.
6. Click Next. Initiates the cable test for the selected port.