Traffic Analysis
Network Traffic Analyzer enables you to monitor network traffic flow, statistics, and traffic patterns from selected observation points (source devices) throughout your network. Network Traffic Analyzer provides a superset of analysis and monitoring capabilities for what was referred to in earlier versions of WhatsUp Gold as IPSwitch Flow Monitor.
SNMP or flow export must be enabled at the potential source devices (network switches and interfaces, for example). WhatsUp Gold network discovery identifies these potential flow, NBAR, and CBQoS source devices. You elect to enable Network Traffic Analyzer monitoring on these devices and traffic information is then collected by WhatsUp Gold.
You can view, analyze, and share observed flow patterns and data by way of a suite of reports, logs, and dashboards that provide rich interactive table grid, charting, and graphing capability.
The following sections detail Network Traffic Analyzer capabilities, setup, configuration and system management:
- Network Traffic Analyzer Overview.
- Network Traffic Analyzer Requirements.
- Quick Start.
- Choosing NTA Sources.
- Configure and Enable Flow Collection from Source Devices.
- Adding and Defining Flow Sources.
- Aggregating Sources.
- Grouping Traffic.
- Adding Custom Labels to Service Identifier (ToS) Traffic.
- Classifying Application Traffic by Port Number.
- Flow Collection and Raw Data Retention Settings.
- Flow Storage and Record Maintenance.