Both physical and virtual Network TAPs (Test Access Ports) are used for secure and reliable access to network data. TAPs are generally used to forward network traffic to an WAF, NDR, XDR, Network Packet Broker, analysis system or security tool. For this purpose, physical TAPs are looped into the network line to be monitored and forward all data traffic without interruption and without packet loss while maintaining data integrity. Our portable Network TAPs, which can also be installed in a server rack, are available in many versions. They are available with RJ45/copper, SFP and Fiber connections, as standard and – new – as a specially hardened version for high-security and KRITIS areas.
Our modular Fiber TAPs are designed for data centers and allow you to equip up to 30 network segments with TAPs using our innovative modular 1U chassis.
Virtual TAPs (vTAPs) enable full visibility into virtual machine (VM) traffic, including traffic between VMs. This allows monitoring of security, availability and performance in native Linux systems, VM and cloud environments.
Monitoring, analysis and out-of-band security tools all have one thing in common: they need a reliable data source from which to obtain network data, and they depend on this source to function. But what is the best way to feed the network data to these tools?
Modular, Portable and Virtual NETWORK TAPs
PORTABLE
Network TAPs
They support network speeds of up to 400 Gbps.
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MODULAR
Network TAPs
They are available in LC Singlemode/Multimode and MTP®/MPO Multimode and support network speeds from 100Mbps up to 400Gbps.
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VIRTUAL
Network TAP
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