User's Guide

Table Of Contents

Field Name Field Description

In the Filter pane, ﬁlter packets by MAC address, IP address, IP Protocol, or Port. The ﬁlters are

mutually exclusive and are applied in the order in which they are listed. Enter at least one MAC address

or IP address.

Note: Excessive packet capture degrades network performance. If you are going to enable packet

capture on all APs, specify at least one MAC address ﬁlter and one IP address ﬁlter to avoid

performance degradation.

Filter by MAC 1 and

Filter by MAC 2

Specify one or two MAC addresses to ﬁlter packets for capture. When a MAC

address is speciﬁed, only packets that move to and from the speciﬁed MAC

addresses are captured. Support for multiple MAC addresses depends on the

AP model.

Filter by IP 1 to Filter by

IP 4

Specify one to four IP addresses to ﬁlter packets for capture. When an IP

address is speciﬁed, only packets that move to and from the speciﬁed IP

addresses are captured. Both IPv4 and IPv6 address formats are supported.

Support for multiple IP addresses depends on the AP model. When using

multiple IP address ﬁlters, packets matching any of the IP addresses are

captured.

IP Protocol Specify the protocol to ﬁlter for packet capture. Packets matching the

speciﬁed protocol are captured. Valid values are:

• ICMP — Captures only ICMP packets. This is the default value.

• TCP — Captures only TCP packets.

• UDP — Captures only UDP packets

Port Specify a TCP or UDP port number. Packets with the matching port number

are captured. Use Port as an additional ﬁlter, or if you wish to specify a

protocol that is not included in the IP Protocol menu.

Packet Destination Capture Destination. Valid values are:

• File — Local PCAP ﬁle

• scp — Provide the IP Address, the credentials, and the Destination Path

for the remote server.

Note: Each capture instance is assigned one local ﬁle. All active capture

instances must use the same SCP server.

Export

Note: Hover over the PAC ﬁle to download. Certain APs support capturing

wired and wireless packets simultaneously.

Active Packet Captures Select Active Packet Captures to display the dashboard where you can view

Packet Capture Instances.

To add the Packet Capture Instances widget to your dashboard:

1. Go to Dashboard.

2. Select .

3. Select Widgets > Troubleshooting.

4. Drag the packet capture widget to the Dashboard.

5. Save the Dashboard.