Configuring Packet Capture

Last Updated : Apr 26, 2023 |

About this task

Use the following procedure to set the filtering options and to capture packets or message flow.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the EMS web interface with administrator credentials.
  2. From the Device menu, click the SBC name to administer.
  3. In the navigation pane, click Monitoring & Logging > Trace.
  4. Click Packet Capture or the Captures tab for the required information.
  5. Navigate to a directory for saving the Packet Capture (pcap) file and click Save to save the file to the new directory.
  6. Use Wireshark or a similar application to open up the Packet Capture (pcap) file. If Wireshark is already installed, you can double-click the file to open it with Wireshark. Otherwise, start Wireshark first and then either open the file from within the Wireshark application or double-click the Packet Capture file.
    Note:

    You can view the file using Wireshark (originally named Ethereal), a free and open-source packet analyzer application used for network troubleshooting, analysis, and software protocol development. You can download and install Wireshark, or a similar network analyzer program, to view the Packet Capture (pcap) file.