To start a capture, provide the input traffic parameter and options to capture the traffic information.
Traffic Parameters
The following IP addresses, ports, and protocols are filter criteria for capture:
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Host | The host IP address |
Source IP | The source IP address |
Destination IP | The destination IP address |
Network CIDR | The masked IP address of the host |
Port | The port number of the host |
Source Port | The port number of the source |
Destination Port | The port number of the destination |
Protocol | The type of transfer protocol |
You can define a combination of AND and OR conditions of rules to match specific values of the above parameters.
Additional Options
The file quantity, file size, number of packets, and names are defined for the capture.
Note
The packet capture completes after the number of packets specified is recorded.
The packet capture will not complete when the file or size limit is reached. Once the limit is reached, the files are overwritten with the latest packets. You can stop the capture manually.
You can run only one capture at a time. Refer to Starting a Packet Capture using the Web UI to run a packet capture.