Configuring flow export

Introduction

Correct configuration of Flow Exporting Devices (FED) is key to Flow Bases Network Analysis. In many cases, errors made during configuration will result in missing data or duplicate data. This may be difficult to spot and compromizes all conclusions. Device vendors are not making it easy and most of them use a different methods on how to set-up network flow exports to the collector (in our case TVF or TVA).

This article is trying to decribe the idea behind network flow reporting and we hope it will help you to determine the correct procedure on how to confgure your FEDs.