D-Link DWL-3600AP

PacketCaptureConfigurationandSettings
D-Link UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
November2011 Page124
UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
PacketCaptureStatus
PacketCaptureStatusallowsyoutoviewthestatusofpacketcaptureontheAP.
Table47describesinformationthepack etcapturestatusfieldsdisplay.
PacketCaptureParameterConfiguration
PacketCaptureConfigurationallowsyoutoconfigureparametersthataffecthowpacketcapturefunctionson
theradiointerfaces.
Table48describesthefieldstoconfigurethepack etcapture.
Table47:PacketCaptureStatus
Field Description
CurrentCaptureStatus Showswhetherpacketcaptureisrunningorstopped.
PacketCaptureTime Showselapsedcapturetime.
PacketCaptureFileSize Showsthecurrentcapturefilesize.
Table48:PacketCaptureConfiguration
Field Description
CaptureBeacons Enabletocapturethe802.11beaconsdetectedortransmittedbytheradio.
PromiscuousCapture Enabletoplacetheradioinpromiscuousmodewhenthecaptureisactive.
Inpromiscuousmodetheradioreceivesalltrafficonthechannel,including 
trafficthatisnotdestinedtothisAP.Whiletheradio
isoperatingin
promiscuousmode,itcontinuesservingassociatedclients.Packetsnot
destinedtotheAParenotforwarded.
Assoonasthecaptureiscompleted,theradiorevertstonon‐promiscuous
modeoperation.
ClientFilterEnable EnabletousetheWLANclientfiltertocaptureonlyframesthatare
transmittedto,
orreceivedfromaWLANclientwithaspecifiedMACaddress.
ClientFilterMACAddress SpecifyaMACaddressforWLANclientfiltering.
Note:TheMACfilterisactiveonlywhencaptureisperformedonan802.11
interface.
Note:Changestopacketcaptureconfigurationparameterstak eaffectafterpack etcaptureis
restarted.Modifyingtheparameterswhilethepacketcaptureisrunningdoesn'taffectthecurrent
pack etcapturesession.Inordertobeginusingnewparametervalues,anexistingpacketcapture
sessionmustbestoppedandre‐started.