Concept Guide

ap packet-capture
ap packet-capture
clear <ap-name|ip-addr|ip6-addr>] <pcap-id> radio <0|1>
close-port <port>
interactive <ap-name|ip-addr|ip6-addr> <filter-spec> <target-ip> <target-port> radio <0|1>
channel <channel>
open-port <port>
pause <ap-name|ip-addr|ip6-addr> <pcap-id> radio <0|1>
raw-start [<ap-name|ip-addr|ip6-addr>] <target-ip> <target-port> <format> radio <0|1>
channel <channel> maxlen <maxlen>
resume [<ap-name|ip-addr|ip6-addr>] <pcap-id> radio <0|1>
stop <ap-name|ip-addr|ip6-addr> <pcap-id> radio <0|1>
wired-start <ap-name|ip-addr|ip6-addr> <target-ip> <target-port>
wired-stop <ap-name|ip-addr|ip6-addr> <target-ip> <target-port>
Description
These commands manage WiFi packet capture (PCAP) on Dell APs. The WiFi packets are encapsulated in a UDP
header and sent to a client running a packet analyzer like Wildpacket’s Airopeek, Omnipeek, or Wireshark.
Syntax
Parameter Description
clear
Clears the packet capture session.
ap-name <ap-name>
Name of the AP.
ip-addr <ip-addr>
IP address of the AP.
ip6-addr <ip6-addr>
IPv6 address of the AP.
<pcap-id>
ID of the PCAP session.
radio <0-1>
ID of the radio sending the packets
close-port <port>
(CPSECCAPs and RAPs only) Close or disallow access to this UDP port on the AP
for packet capture purposes.
interactive
Start an interactive packet capture session between an AP and a client running
a packet analyzer.
ap-name <ap-name>
Name of the AP.
ip-addr <ip-addr>
IP address of the AP.
ip6-addr <ip6-addr>
IPv6 address of the AP.
<filter-spec>
Packet Capture filter specification. See Usage Guidelines for details.
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