User's Manual

Table Of Contents
Setting Up a Protocol Analyzer on Your Network
Maintaining Your Software
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pmp-0049 (September 2012)
Analyzing traffic at an AP with no CMM
The IP address of the protocol analyzer laptop computer must match the IP addressing scheme of the
AP. If the router is configured to be a DHCP server, then configure the laptop computer to
automatically obtain an address. If DHCP is not enabled, then ensure that the laptop computer is
configured with a static IP address in the same subnet as the AP.
The configuration for analyzing traffic at an AP that is not connected to a CMM is shown below:
Figure 52 Protocol analyzer at AP not connected to a CMM
AP
Power
Supply
Hub/
Switch
AP
Premises
Equipment
Sniffer
Laptop (i.e.
Wireshark)
Analyzing Traffic at an AP or BH with a CMM
The IP address of the protocol analyzer laptop computer must match the IP addressing scheme of the
AP. If the router is configured to be a DHCP server, then configure the laptop computer to
automatically obtain an address. If DHCP is not enabled, ensure that the laptop computer is
configured with a static IP address in the same subnet as the AP.
Connect the hub to the J2 Ethernet to Switch of the port that is associated with the AP. This example
is of capturing traffic from AP 111, which is connected to
Port 1.