How long does it take to install NetSenX?
Installing one agent takes a few minutes; the longer step is usually setting up a mirror port on your switch, if you have never done it. On Linux, you copy one command from the dashboard, run it on the host, and the device appears in the list within a couple of minutes. On a Mac, you run a signed installer; macOS agents are set up together with NetSenX support. To watch a whole segment, configure a SPANSPAN: switch port analyser. A switch setting that sends a copy of network traffic to one port, where a sensor can watch it. port in your switch's settings and connect the agent's host to it, or insert a TAPTAP: test access point. A small device that copies the traffic on a network cable for a sensor to watch. on the uplink cable. Devices then start to appear on the network map as they send traffic, and alerts begin as soon as traffic flows. Plan a few weeks of attention afterwards while you mark what is normal.
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Terms used here
- SPAN (switch port analyser)
- A switch setting that sends a copy of network traffic to one port, where a sensor can watch it.
- TAP (test access point)
- A small device that copies the traffic on a network cable for a sensor to watch.