Administration
Packet Capture
Cisco Small Business WAP121 and WAP321 Wireless-N Access Point with PoE 52
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-brtrunk—Linux bridge interface in the WAP device.
•Capture Duration—Enter the time duration in seconds for the capture. The
range is from 10 to 3600. The default is 60.
•Max Capture File Size—Enter the maximum allowed size for the capture file
in KB. The range is from 64 to 4096. The default is 1024.
STEP 3 Click Save. The changes are saved to the Startup Configuration.
STEP 4 Click Start Capture.
In Packet File Capture mode, the WAP device stores captured packets in the RAM
file system. Upon activation, the packet capture proceeds until one of these events
occurs:
•The capture time reaches the configured duration.
•The capture file reaches its maximum size.
•The administrator stops the capture.
The Packet Capture Status area of the page shows the status of a packet capture,
if one is active on the WAP device.
•Current Capture Status—Whether packet capture is running or stopped.
•Packet Capture Time—Elapsed capture time.
•Packet Capture File Size—The current capture file size.
Click Refresh to show the latest data from the WAP device.
NOTE To stop a packet file capture, click Stop Capture.
Remote Packet CaptureThe Remote Packet Capture feature enables you to specify a remote port as the
destination for packet captures. This feature works in conjunction with the
Wireshark network analyzer tool for Windows. A packet capture server runs on the
WAP device and sends the captured packets through a TCP connection to the
Wireshark tool. Wireshark is an open source tool and is available for free; it can be
downloaded from http://www.wireshark.org.