Chapter 18 Diagnostics
Table 92 Maintenance > Diagnostics > Packet Capture (continued)
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
File Size | Specify a maximum size limit in kilobytes for the total combined |
| size of all the capture files on the |
| any existing capture files and any new capture files you generate. |
| Note: If you have existing capture files you may need to set |
| this size larger or delete existing capture files. |
| The valid range is 1 to 10000. The |
| capture and generates the capture file when either the file reaches |
| this size or the time period specified in the Duration field expires. |
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Duration | Set a time limit in seconds for the capture. The |
| AP stops the capture and generates the capture file when either |
| this period of time has passed or the file reaches the size specified |
| in the File Size field. 0 means there is no time limit. |
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File Suffix | Specify text to add to the end of the file name (before the dot and |
| filename extension) to help you identify the packet capture files. |
| Modifying the file suffix also avoids making new capture files that |
| overwrite existing files of the same name. |
| The file name format is “interface |
| example |
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Number Of Bytes To | Specify the maximum number of bytes to capture per packet. The |
Capture (Per Packet) | |
| this size. As a result, when you view the packet capture files in a |
| packet analyzer, the actual size of the packets may be larger than |
| the size of captured packets. |
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Capture | Click this button to have the |
| according to the settings configured in this screen. |
| You can configure the |
| is in progress although you cannot modify the packet capture |
| settings. |
| The |
| affected while a packet capture is in progress. |
| After the |
| separate capture file for each selected interface. The total number |
| of packet capture files that you can save depends on the file sizes |
| and the available flash storage space. Once the flash storage space |
| is full, adding more packet captures will fail. |
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Stop | Click this button to stop a currently running packet capture and |
| generate a separate capture file for each selected interface. |
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Reset | Click this button to return the screen to its |
18.3.1 Packet Capture Files
Click Maintenance > Diagnostics > Packet Capture > Files to open the packet capture files screen. This screen lists the files of packet captures the
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