
L-IP User Manual
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LOYTEC
Version 6.1
LOYTEC electronics GmbH
or
LOYTEC Asia Corporation Ltd.
16F.-3, No. 155, Zhongyang Rd
Xindian District
New Taipei City 23150
Taiwan
email:
tel:
+886 (2) 8913 7838
fax:
+886 (2) 8913 7830
13.9 Packet Capture
13.9.1 Configure Remote Packet Capture
Remote packet capture is able to capture packets on the Ethernet port. To enable the remote
packet capture feature, go to the
Ethernet
port configuration and enable
Remote packet
capture
as shown in Figure 153.
Figure 153: Remote packet capture port configuration.
The default
Port
setting may be changed to the desired port. Normally, this can be left at its
default. If
No authentication
is selected, the device will allow incoming capture
connections without requiring any credentials. If
Username and Password
is selected as
authentication method, the client Wireshark will be required to provide valid credentials
before the capture session can be started. Note, that only the users
admin
and
operator
are
allowed to connect if this authentication method is selected.
Click the
Save Settings
button to save the configuration. The changes take effect and do not
require to reboot the device. The remote capture can also be disabled again without a
reboot.
13.9.2 Enable Local Capture
The device provides a local capture feature. With local capture enabled the device logs
packets to an internal ring buffer. The log can be downloaded from the Web interface. To
verify that the device is set up correctly, go to
Statistics
Packet capture
as shown in