Network Instruments nTAPs ensure complete visibility into your high-speed network links without compromising network performance or risking costly downtime. Regardless of your link type, device type or analysis tool, there is an nTAP solution that fits your needs and your budget. Irrespective of whether you are operating a fibre or a copper network, the nTAP product family offers access to analyse your critical links.

Capabilities

• Provide access to all network traffic, including physical level errors, on a full-duplex link.
• Utilises latest chipsets to offer more compact design and increased reliability
• Includes auto-negotiation 10/100/1000 Copper and Gigabit Fibre
• Certified for worldwide use by the CE, including emissions.
• Supports Redundant failover links on your networks
  

Tests Performed

The security and convenience of NI's nTAPs makes them preferable to inline connections for network analysis and intrusion detection applications. Because an nTAP has no address on the network, it cannot be the target of a hack or virus attack.  nTAPs are economical to install, allowing you to leave them permanently deployed. A permanent connection allows you to connect and disconnect the monitoring or analysis device from the nTAP without having to break the full-duplex signal.

Summary

Network Instruments nTAPs are ideal for organisations using analysis tools such as network analysers, protocol analysers, intrusion detection or prevention systems, forensic appliances, remote monitoring appliances, RMON probes and security monitoring devices. The nTAP product family offers flexibility with a variety of configurations for both copper and optical fibre.

nTAP product family Datasheet