Capture WiFi Packets
You can capture WiFi and Ethernet packets that are received and transmitted by the access point and save
the file with captured packets to your computer. During the packet capture process, normal functioning of
the access point is not affected.
The packet capture capability can be useful for analyzing a WiFi deployment, monitoring a WiFi network,
debugging protocols, determining WiFi network bottlenecks, and, in general, troubleshooting any irregularities
in a WiFi network.
You can select to capture all packets or only the Ethernet interface, 2.4 GHz radio, or 5 GHz radio packets.
To view the captured packets, you need an application that can open .pcap files.Note
To capture packets:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in.The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Monitoring > Packet Capture.
5. Specify the settings that are described in the following table.
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