Configure Watch Mode

Notes:

• The watch mode feature is not available on the PacketShaper 1200 or 1400 Lite models.
• Packeteer's watch mode and direct standby features cannot be used together. In addition, watch mode works only in legacy tunnel mode; it does not work in migration or enhanced mode.

To configure watch mode:

1. Select the appropriate non-inline topology.

2. Connect one cable (either MGMT, INSIDE or OUTSIDE). Pick the port you will be using to access the PacketShaper during setup.

Important: Do not connect both cables until after watch mode is enabled (step 4 below). If the PacketShaper is configured inline when you enable watch mode, network connectivity problems will occur. This is because in watch mode packets are dropped and not forwarded through the network.

3. If your PacketShaper hasn't been configured yet, run Guided Setup. To access the PacketShaper, use a workstation that is on the network connected to the cabled port. Alternatively, you can connect directly to the unit using the CONSOLE port.

4. Enable watch mode:

• Click the setup tab.
  
  
• Set Shaping to watch.  show screen
  
  
• Click apply changes.
  
  After watch mode is enabled, the LCD panel flashes "Watch Mode" and the Info page says "Shaping: Watch."

5. If applicable to your topology, connect the other cable(s) to PacketShaper.

6. Define watch mode routers.

See also:

Connect to a Network Tap

Watch Mode Overview

Watch Mode Address Resolution

Delete Watch Mode Routers

Disable Watch Mode

Display Watch Mode Configuration