Chapter 18 Diagnostics

Table 94 Maintenance > Diagnostics > Wireless Frame Capture > Capture

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

File Size

Specify a maximum size limit in kilobytes for the total combined

 

size of all the capture files on the NWA3000-N series AP, including

 

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 50000. The NWA3000-N series AP stops the

 

capture and generates the capture file when either the file reaches

 

this size or the time period specified in the Duration field expires.

 

 

File Prefix

Specify text to add to the front of the file name in order to help you

 

identify frame capture files.

 

You can modify the prefix to also create new frame capture files

 

each time you perform a frame capture operation. Doing this does

 

no overwrite existing frame capture files.

 

The file format is: [file prefix].dump. For example, “monitor.dump”.

 

 

Capture

Click this button to have the NWA3000-N series AP capture frames

 

according to the settings configured in this screen.

 

You can configure the NWA3000-N series AP while a frame capture

 

is in progress although you cannot modify the frame capture

 

settings.

 

The NWA3000-N series AP’s throughput or performance may be

 

affected while a frame capture is in progress.

 

After the NWA3000-N series AP finishes the capture it saves a

 

combined capture file for all APs. The total number of frame

 

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 frame captures will fail.

 

 

Stop

Click this button to stop a currently running frame capture and

 

generate a combined capture file for all APs.

 

 

Reset

Click this button to return the screen to its last-saved settings.

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