AP Packet Capture Profiles

The AP Packet Capture feature is essential on the Meru based Access Point products which helps the Customer Support and the Engineering to gather 802.11 wireless packet captures to isolate root cause failure analysis. The products which support a limited packet capture feature are the AP200/AP300/AP150. The packet capture module will leverage the existing packet capture functionality in the Meru AP’s. To modify the AP Packet Capture Profiles, the below fields must be modified:

The following table lists the AP Packet Capture Profiles information you can review.

Profile Name	Displays the Name of the AP Packet Capture Profile.
Enable/Disable	Displays if the Profile is Enabled or Disabled.
L2/L3 Mode	Displays the transmit mode if L2 or L3
Interface Index	Displays the Interface Index.
Packet Truncation Length	Displays the Packet Truncation Length (Bytes).
Rate Limiting	Displays the Rate Limiting if On or Off.

Use this page to perform the following:

Refresh the AP Packet Capture Profiles.
Add an AP Packet Capture Profile.
Delete an AP Packet Capture Profile.
Modify the Settings of the AP Packet Capture Profile.
View Details of the AP Packet Capture Profile.
Review summary and update the information about AP Packet Capture Profiles.

Refresh the AP Packet Capture Profiles.

On the AP Packet Capture Profiles screen select the AP Packet Capture Profiles and click the Refresh button. The data gets updated.

Add an AP Packet Capture Profile.

To Add an AP Packet Capture Profiles, the below mentioned steps must be followed:

· Click the Add button on the AP Packet Capture Profiles screen. The AP Packet Capture Profiles - Add screen is displayed.

· On the AP Packet Capture Profiles - Add screen, enter all the fields mentioned in the AP Packet Capture Profiles – Add table.

· Complete the details on the AP Packet Capture Profiles - Add and Click OK.

· The New AP Packet Capture Profile gets added and is displayed on the AP Packet Capture Profiles screen.

Delete an AP Packet Capture Profile.

On the AP Packet Capture Profiles screen select the AP Packet Capture Profiles and click the Delete button. The selected AP Packet Capture Profiles get deleted.

Modify the Settings of the AP Packet Capture Profile.

On the AP Packet Capture Profiles screen select the AP Packet Capture Profiles and click the Settings button.
The AP Packet Capture Profiles – Update screen is displayed. Here the data of the selected AP Packet Capture Profile can be modified. Refer to the table in the AP Packet Capture Profiles – Add.

· Modify the details on the AP Packet Capture Profiles - Add and Click OK.

· The modified AP Packet Capture Profile is updated and is displayed on the AP Packet Capture Profiles screen.

View Details of the AP Packet Capture Profile

On the AP Packet Capture Profiles screen select one AP Packet Capture Profile and click the View Details button. The AP Packet Capture Profiles – Details screen is displayed.
The AP Packet Capture Profiles – Details screen displays a summary of all the details of the selected AP Packet Capture Profile.

Review summary and update the information about AP Packet Capture Profiles.

On the AP Packet Capture Profiles screen select the Arrow button located beside every AP Packet Capture Profile. The AP Packet Capture Profiles – Update screen is displayed.
The AP Packet Capture Profiles – Update screen displays a summary of all the details of the selected AP Packet Capture Profile. Some of the fields can be modified in this screen. The details provided on the AP Packet Capture Profiles – Update screen is similar to the details provided on the AP Packet Capture Profiles – Add screen. Refer to the table in the AP Packet Capture Profiles – Add.

· Modify the details on the AP Packet Capture Profiles - Update screen and Click Ok.

· The modified AP Packet Capture Profile is updated and is displayed on the AP Packet Capture Profiles screen.