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Quick Start for Network AgentSwitched ConfigurationsNetwork Agent may be connected to a switch or router, as shown here:Network Agent must see all outbound and inbound traffic. Thus, the (switch) port connected to theNetwork Agent machine must see all traffic.On most switches, you can change the port to spanning or mirroring mode. To connect to the networkusing a switch, plug the Network Agent machine into the port on the switch that mirrors (spans) thetraffic on the gateway or firewall port. The span port mirrors all the traffic that leaves the networksegment, so traffic on monitored ports is simultaneously sent to the monitoring port to whichNetwork Agent is connected.If a switch that supports bi-directional spanning is used, Network Agent can function successfullywith a single Network Interface Card (NIC) performing both monitoring and blocking. If the switchdoes not support bi-directional spanning, Network Agent must use separate NICs for monitoring andblocking.Quick Start 19 Network Agent