Set Up Packet Capture

In order to capture the traffic passing through your network, you need a Monitoring Point deployed and connected to the switch port you want to monitor. Once this is done, you need to set a passphrase for capture files you’ll generate to keep them secure.

Prerequisites

• A Monitoring Point must be set up and cabled for Usage monitoring. In particular, the Monitoring Point’s Primary Usage monitoring port must be physically connected to the switch port being monitored.
• The Monitoring Point location must be set.

Set the passphrase

A passphrase is used to secure your packet captures. Prior to capturing traffic you must set the passphrase.

Next steps

Possible next steps include:

• To start a packet capture, see Start a packet capture.
• To schedule a packet capture, see Schedule a packet capture.