First of all: Yes, for the configuration it needs a Windows software. Access to a Windows environment you have to stop somewhere raise ... But the software is understandable and the configuration is fixed.
But for my purpose: I needed for an analysis of a portable solution for the port mirroring on site, perfectly adequate.
And at the price: Gigabit, Managed, VLAN and port mirroring for paarunddreissig Euro!