Cisco Cisco WAP351 Wireless-N Dual Radio Access Point with 5-Port Switch 관리 매뉴얼

Packet Capture

Cisco Small Business WAP121 and WAP321 Wireless-N Access Point with PoE

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formatted in pcap format and can be examined using tools such as 
Wireshark and OmniPeek.

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Remote capture method—Captured packets are redirected in real time to 
an external computer running the Wireshark tool.

The WAP device can capture these types of packets:

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802.11 packets received and transmitted on radio interfaces. Packets 
captured on radio interfaces include the 802.11 header.

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802.3 packets received and transmitted on the Ethernet interface.

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802.3 packets received and transmitted on the internal logical interfaces 
such as VAPs and WDS interfaces.

Click Administration > Packet Capture to show the Packet Capture page. From 
the Packet Capture page you can:

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Configure packet capture parameters.

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Start a local or remote packet capture.

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View the current packet capture status.

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Download a packet capture file.

The Packet Capture Configuration area enables you to configure parameters and 
initiate a packet capture.

To configure packet capture settings:

Configure these parameters:

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Capture Beacons—Enables or disables the capturing of 802.11 beacons 
detected or transmitted by the radio.

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Promiscuous Capture—Enables or disables 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 WAP device. While the radio is operating in 
promiscuous mode, it continues serving associated clients. Packets not 
destined to the WAP device are not forwarded.