Driver Installation; Analyzer Installation - ProfiTap PROFISHARK 1G User Manual

Driver Installation

Drivers are available for Windows 7 32/64 bits, Windows 8
32/64 bits, and Linux.
ProfiShark 1G Windows drivers are included in the ProfiShark
1G Manager. Please refer to the ProfiShark 1G Manager
Installation section of this manual.
After having installed the ProfiShark 1G Manager, connect the
ProfiShark 1G on a free USB 3.0 port and the drivers should
install automatically. For a manual installation, the drivers can
be found in the default installation folder:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Profitap\ProfiShark 1G\Driver\PT3".
When the ProfiShark hardware is connected for the first time,
a reboot of the PC is required in order to refresh the Winpcap/
Wireshark device list. The Winpcap/Wireshark device list may
also be refreshed using the following command lines in a
cmd.exe window:
- open a CMD window
- net stop npf
- net start npf
To install the ProfiShark 1G drivers on Linux, follow the
instructions in the Installation.txt file located on the USB flash
drive.
The latest driver releases can be found in the Resource Center
at www.profitap.com. You will need to register to access this
area. Registering is free and will let you participate in ongoing
product improvements.

Analyzer Installation

Any of the compatible analyzers can be used to perform the
analysis. Compatible analyzers are listed on the ProfiShark 1G
product page at: www.profitap.com.
Wireshark is recommended and can be downloaded at:
www.wireshark.org.
To start capturing network data, launch your preferred
network analyzer and select the new network interface named
"ProfiShark 1G Device". Refer to your analyzer's user manual
to learn more about how to select a network interface.
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