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Network
Setup
You have three options for setting up MING Network Monitor
(same as MING
Chat Monitor) on your network:
OPTION 1: DEFAULT CONFIGURATION - CONNECTED TO A
HUB
MING Network Monitor will work on most networks and its
default configuration will allow you to manage all
instant messaging immediately. The computer with MING Network Monitor
is connected to a Hub on your network
which eventually connects to a router (or PROXY):
OPTION 2: PORT MONITOR ON MANAGED SWITCH
If you have a managed switch, you can set the switch
to do "port monitoring", "management
port" or similar feature, which allows network
administrators to monitor LAN traffic on any computer
connected to one designated switch port. You can
configuration your switch with the documentation. If you
are unfamiliar with managed switches or port monitoring,
the above "hub" option is the easiest to
implement. Here's what the your network will look like:
OPTION 3: HUB BETWEEN ROUTER & PRIMARY
SWITCH
You can put a hub between the Router and the Primary
Switch. The Network Monitor computer is plugged into
the hub, the router is plugged into the hub and the
switch is plugged into the hub. Using this
configuration, the Network Monitor computer can monitor all
of the computers in your network. Here's what the your
network will look like after the hub has been installed:
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