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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 | |||
of interfaces on the *Allegro Network Multimeter*. The other interface of the bridged pair is connected to the | of interfaces on the *Allegro Network Multimeter*. The other interface of the bridged pair is connected to the | ||
network to which the device would normally be connected to directly. | network to which the device would normally be connected to directly. | ||
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''' DHCP server ''' | ''' DHCP server ''' | ||
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''' WIFI ''' | ''' WIFI ''' | ||
Every | |||
Every Allegro Network Multimeter comes with an USB to WIFI adapter. In the factory default configuration the adapter will | |||
create a WIFI access point when connected to the device. This access point shows up as 'allegro-mm-xxxx' where the | create a WIFI access point when connected to the device. This access point shows up as 'allegro-mm-xxxx' where the | ||
'xxxx' part is made up of a hexadecimal number which is unique to the device. In factory default settings the password | 'xxxx' part is made up of a hexadecimal number which is unique to the device. In factory default settings the password | ||
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''' Display ''' | ''' Display ''' | ||
The | The Allegro Network Multimeter 200 comes with a HDMI connector and | ||
the 1000 and 3000 series come with a VGA connector. When a compatible | the 1000 and 3000 series come with a VGA connector. When a compatible | ||
display is connected, a console with information about the running | display is connected, a console with information about the running | ||
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==== What can I do with the integrated KVM port ==== | ==== What can I do with the integrated KVM port? ==== | ||
The Allegro Network Multimeter 1000 and 3000 series devices contain a KVM/IPMI management module from Supermicro by | The Allegro Network Multimeter 1000 and 3000 series devices contain a KVM/IPMI management module from Supermicro by | ||
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Please refer to the documentation from Supermicro on how to use the KVM/IPMI management module: | Please refer to the documentation from Supermicro on how to use the KVM/IPMI management module: | ||
SMT_IPMI_Manual. | |||
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Issues like these are accounted for the Monitoring interface on which the issue was encountered and the respective | Issues like these are accounted for the Monitoring interface on which the issue was encountered and the respective | ||
statistics are available on the 'Interface stats' page in the 'Errors' column. For an explanation of the error | statistics are available on the 'Interface stats' page in the 'Errors' column. For an explanation of the error | ||
counters, please refer to the | counters, please refer to the Interface statistics manual page. | ||
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This depends on which SFP+ ports are used. The following table shows what kind of modules are supported in which | This depends on which SFP+ ports are used. The following table shows what kind of modules are supported in which | ||
ports: | ports: | ||
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! Keyword !! Description | |||
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|name || any name information (DNS,DHCP,SSL,HTTP,custom names, etc) | |||
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|category ||the category of a custom name | |||
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|ip ||the IP address of the client or server side | |||
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|ipgroup || the name(s) of the matching IP groups if configured | |||
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|clientip || the IP address of the client | |||
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|serverip || the IP address of the server | |||
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|packets || the number packets (receive and transmitted combined) | |||
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