Programming instructions

Atmel AT02597: ZigBee PRO Packet Analysis with Sniffer [APPLICATION NOTE]
32210A−WIRELESS−09/2013
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3. Configuring Sniffer Preferences
For easier viewing and analysis, sniffers GUIs provide multiple filtering options. With the appropriate settings, a
complete snapshot of the wireless network can be obtained. This chapter provides information on configuring such
preferences in the sniffer GUI.
3.1 Wireshark Capture Interface
• Protocols: Wireshark automatically identifies the protocol in use, as all supported protocols are enabled by
default, as can be seen in menu option Analyze -> Enabled Protocols. The user can enable or disable
protocols as per requirement using this option
• Security: It is possible to monitor encrypted ZigBee network data by entering the NWK security key used in
the network. Use menu option Edit -> Preferences -> Protocols -> ZigBee NWK as shown in Figure 3-1
Figure 3-1. Security Preferences in Wireshark
The security level shall be set as per the ZigBee specification, Table 3-1 is taken from the ZigBee specification
document and lists the supported security levels.