Citrus is the latest innovation from Gigamon™ that provides security engineers with an intuitive graphical interface for configuring your GigaVUE™ hardware and filters.
Citrus, Gigamon's new browser-based GUI is used to configure your GigaVUE data access switch. Using Internet Explorer or Firefox you can securely access your device and quickly make changes with a user-friendly graphical interface. No downloads, no applets. Citrus supports SSL encryption for secure access.
Packet distribution is where GigaVUE's real power is on display. It's where you decide how traffic arriving on network ports should be sent to tool ports. You'll decide which traffic should be forwarded, where it should be sent and how it should be handled when it arrives. Packet distribution is managed from the connections window where you can preform aggregation, filtering and replication to maximize the effiency of your security and monitoring tools.
Create connections, maps and pass-alls by clicking one port selection handle and dragging it from any network port to any tool port. Connection can be from any to many (replication):
Or from many to any (aggregation):
The graphical interface allows network engineers to configure switches or ports for maximum efficiency. Citrus also offers (CLI) Command Line Interface integration, allowing users to apply hundreds, even thousands, of filters in a matter of seconds.
The Citrus GUI brings an even higher level of power to the GigaVUE, a modular, packet-aware device. GigaVUE switches provide dynamic connectivity for a large number of monitoring tools such as intrusion detection systems, data recorders, VoIP analyzers and other devices.
Citrus supports TACAC and RADIUS servers, and supports connections between any tool and any data, at any time. Key capabilities include:
- Filter Set-Ups. In the Connection window, each port is listed with its own entry; users can change icons, port aliases, types and filters as desired. Connections, maps, and pass-alls are easily rendered by dragging lines between network elements.
- Flow Mapping. The Flow Mapping window enables simple configuration of Layer 2, 3, & 4 traffic. Because maps are listed in individual containers, you can click different elements to easily change mapping or to add new rules.
- CLI Integration. Citrus allows engineers to manage complex configurations by copying and pasting script into the CLI window. The embedded CLI allows pre-defined map rules to be easily inserted.
