Accessing and monitoring network traffic is essential to keep the network operating smoothly and the 1G Variable 4-Port Aggregator & Regenerator from US Robotics is equipped to expand an existing SPAN (Port Mirror) or TAP port monitoring capabilities. This network aggregator and regenerator can be attached to a SPAN port to analyze network traffic or admins can utilize the TAP (Test Access Point) method to analyze network traffic and gain access to both send and receive data streams simultaneously.
This network device comes equipped with a single Gigabit Ethernet unidirectional input port, a single Gigabit Ethernet unidirectional output port, dual Gigabit Ethernet input or output ports, and two power inputs. Network administrators can also take advantage of dedicated LED indicators to see power and port status of the aggregator/regenerator.
To eliminate power as a single point of failure two power supplies must be used. The second power supply must be connected to a different external power source circuit than the first power supply. Additional power supplies may be sourced using the specifications provided