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== '''Setup ''' == | == '''Setup ''' == | ||
'''What is the difference between the Monitor interfaces and the Management interfaces?''' | '''What is the difference between the Monitor interfaces and the Management interfaces?''' | ||
The Monitor interfaces are used to passively analyze traffic and cannot be used for management functions like accessing | The Monitor interfaces are used to passively analyze traffic and cannot be used for management functions like accessing | ||
the user interface. These interfaces do not generate any traffic apart from forwarding traffic received on the adjacent | the user interface. These interfaces do not generate any traffic apart from forwarding traffic received on the adjacent | ||
interface if configured to bridge mode. | interface if configured to bridge mode. | ||
The Management interface, on the other hand, is dedicated for management functions like accessing the user interface, | The Management interface, on the other hand, is dedicated for management functions like accessing the user interface, | ||
downloading and uploading PCAPs, streaming captured data to the device for analysis and so on. The Management | downloading and uploading PCAPs, streaming captured data to the device for analysis and so on. The Management | ||
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'''How can I monitor the traffic of a single computer? ''' | <br> | ||
''' How can I monitor the traffic of a single computer? ''' | |||
The easiest way of monitoring and analyzing the traffic of a single device like a computer is to configure the | The easiest way of monitoring and analyzing the traffic of a single device like a computer is to configure the | ||
*Allegro Network Multimeter* in bridge mode. The device to be monitored is connected to one interface of a bridged pair | *Allegro Network Multimeter* in bridge mode. The device to be monitored is connected to one interface of a bridged pair | ||