{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Cables and Kits - Learning Center","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/learning-center","author_name":"mailali","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/learning-center\/author\/mailali\/","title":"Basics of Port Mirroring Explained - Cables and Kits - Learning Center","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1HiJo0szUl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/learning-center\/basics-of-port-mirroring\/\">Basics of Port Mirroring Configuration<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/learning-center\/basics-of-port-mirroring\/embed\/#?secret=1HiJo0szUl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Basics of Port Mirroring Configuration&#8221; &#8212; Cables and Kits - Learning Center\" data-secret=\"1HiJo0szUl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cisco-9000-header-test4.png","thumbnail_width":1365,"thumbnail_height":510,"description":"Port Mirroring 101 When you have an important network, it\u2019s a common practice to use some form of network monitoring. This can help you keep an eye on things for better security and network performance. How do you implement monitoring techniques into a network? One of the most straightforward methods is to use port mirroring. [&hellip;]"}