Prepare traffic visualization and monitoring
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- Connect to Windows jumphost using RDP

- Open SSH connections to Router1 and Router2

-  Verify Router1 BGP configuration. Protected subnet ``10.1.30.0/24`` should have a Next Hop defined as Router2 ``10.1.20.244``
    ``show ip bgp``

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-  Start interface monitoring in Router1 and Router2
   ``monitor interfaces ethernet``

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-  Select *eth1* and press ``g`` to enable graphical statistics

   .. note:: You may need to expand terminal window for graphs to appear

-  Open Web Browser and click on `BIG-IP AFM` bookmark, then login into BIG-IP TMUI using ``admin`` credentials

-  Open **DoS Visibility Dashboard** in AFM TMUI

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-  In a new Browser tab click on `Flowmon Web interface` bookmark. Once Flowmon main menu opens, click on `Flowmon DDoS Defender` icon and login using ``admin`` credentials

-  Open **Attack List** in Flowmon DDoS Defender WebUI

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.. NOTE:: Disregard any active alarms Flowmon may show in the upper right screen corner. These are artifcts of this lab environment

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