Capture Menu#

When you click the Capture menu, the Capture page displays. Use the Capture page to create one or more capture interfaces and capture radio traffic from connected devices through the packet trace interface (PTI). Captured data is saved in Wireshark pcapng format for analysis in Wireshark. After you set up and run these capture interfaces, you can start or stop them whenever needed.

A capture interface can contain multiple devices. You can capture traffic from all devices in the interface or from individual devices.

Note: A device can belong to only one capture interface at a time.

Create a Capture Interface#

To create a capture interface and start capturing traffic:

  1. Select New Capture at the top of the page, or select Create Capture Interface.

    Capture page with options to create a new capture interfaceCapture page with options to create a new capture interface

    Connected devices appear on the page. To configure a device before adding it to a capture interface, select Configure next to the device name. For more information, see theJ Devices Menu.

    Connected devices available for a new capture interfaceConnected devices available for a new capture interface

  2. Drag one or more devices to the capture interface tile.

    Device added to a capture interface tileDevice added to a capture interface tile

  3. Select Capture next to the capture interface name.

    The capture starts, and the Stop and Pause buttons appear on the capture interface tile.

    Active capture interface with Stop and Pause controlsActive capture interface with Stop and Pause controls

If a device disconnects during capture, the Device Unavailable dialog appears. The dialog displays the device name and adapter serial number.

Select OK to close the dialog. Reconnect the device before starting another capture.

Device Unavailable dialog showing disconnected device informationDevice Unavailable dialog showing disconnected device information

Manage Capture Interfaces#

After you create a capture interface, you can edit it, delete it, open the capture file in Wireshark, or change the output file location.

To access these options, select the ellipsis (...) next to the capture interface name.

Capture interface menu with edit, delete, Wireshark, and output location optionsCapture interface menu with edit, delete, Wireshark, and output location options

Edit a Capture Interface#

Select Edit to modify the devices in the capture interface.

The page displays the Available devices and Selected devices columns. Each device displays in a separate tile.

  • To add a device, drag it from Available devices to Selected devices, or select Add on the device tile.

  • To remove a device, drag it from Selected devices to Available devices, or select Remove on the device tile.

Edit capture interface page with available and selected devicesEdit capture interface page with available and selected devices

Select Save Capture to save your changes, or select Cancel to discard them.

Remove a Device#

To remove a single device from a capture interface, select the Delete (trash) icon next to the device name.

Delete a Capture Interface#

Select Delete from the menu to remove the capture interface.

Open the Capture File in Wireshark#

Select Open Output File with Wireshark to open the capture file in Wireshark.

For information about using Wireshark to capture device data, see the Wireshark Adaptation User Guide.

Change the Output File Location#

Select Change Output File Location, and then choose the folder where capture files will be saved.

Folder selection dialog for capture output file locationFolder selection dialog for capture output file location