capture-location

The capture-location command defines where the packets are to be captured on the selected AP. Use the associated keywords to define whether packets are to be captured on the AP's Ethernet port or the radio interfaces. Also define whether to capture incoming or outgoing packets, and whether or not to include clients packets in the capture.

Parameters

capture-location (wired-direction in | out | both [include-clients <enable | disable>]) | (wireless-direction in |out |bothradio radio1 |radio2 |both)]
wired-direction in | out | both Enables wired-packet capture. If enabling wired-packet capture, use the following options to specify the direction of packet flow:
  • in — Captures packets received by the AP.
  • out — Captures packets transmitted by the AP.
  • both — Captures packets transmitted and received by the AP. This is the default value.
include-clients enable | disable This is an optional parameter. When configured, it includes packets received and/or transmitted to and from wired clients associated with the AP.
  • enable — Enables inclusion of wired-client packets.
  • disable — Disables inclusion of wired-client packets. This is the default value.
wireless-direction in | out | both Enables wireless-packet capture. If enabling wireless-packet capture, use the following options to specify the direction of packet flow:
  • in — Captures packets received by the AP.
  • out — Captures packets transmitted by the AP.
  • both — Captures packets transmitted and received by the AP. This is the default value.
radio radio1 | radio2 | both Specifies the radio interface on which wireless-packet capture is to be enabled.
  • radio1 — Captures packets on the AP's radio1 interface.
  • radio2 — Captures packets on the AP's radio2 interface.
  • both — Captures packets on both radio1 and radio2 interfaces of the AP. This is the default value.

Usage

Use the ap command to specify the AP before configuring packet capture parameters.

Example

The following example configures packet capture location and direction on the wireless AP3912i:

EWC.extremenetworks.com:ap-traffic-capture# capture-location wired-direction both include-clients enable