Troubleshoot; Packet Capture - Cisco WAP125 Administrator's Manual

Troubleshoot

This chapter describes how to configure Packet Capture over multiple WAP devices for troubleshooting. It
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Packet Capture

The wireless packet capture feature enables capturing and storing the packets received and transmitted by the
WAP device. The captured packets can then be analyzed by a network protocol analyzer for troubleshooting
or performance optimization.
There are two methods of packet capture:
• Local Capture Method — Captured packets are stored in a file on the WAP device. The WAP device
• Remote Capture Method — Captured packets are redirected in real time to an external computer
The WAP device can capture these types of packets:
• 802.11 packets received and transmitted on the radio interfaces. Packets captured on the radio interfaces
• 802.3 packets received and transmitted on the Ethernet interface.
• 802.3 packets received and transmitted on the internal logical interfaces, such as VAPs and WDS
Use the Packet Capture page to configure the parameters of the packet capture, start a local or remote packet
capture, view the current packet capture status, and download a packet capture file.
Packet Capture, page 99
Support Information, page 104
can transfer the file to a TFTP server. The file is formatted in pcap format and can be examined using
Wireshark. You can click Save File on this Device to select the local capture method.
running Wireshark. You can click Stream to a Remote Host to select the remote capture method.
include the 802.11 header.
interfaces.
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