Packet Capture for Access Points

Use packet captures to record the communication between a client and a supported access point. Ensure you have write permissions on your account to start a packet capture.

Supported APs run the following firmware:

For AOS-8—8.10.0.23, 8.13.2.1, or 8.13.3.0.
For AOS-10—10.7.2.6, 10.8.0.2, 10.8.1.0, 10.8.2.0.

Starting a Packet Capture

To start a packet capture, use the Troubleshooting page.

In the HPE Aruba Networking Central landing page, select a site from the Sites menu.

Alternatively, you can click the expand icon on the Sites menu to search for a site from the list.

The site dashboard is displayed along with site health, device, and client information.
Click Network.

The Unified Device List (UDL) view is displayed for the site.
To access the troubleshooting page for an AP, complete one of the following steps:
- From the Devices table in list view, click anywhere on the particular device row under Any or Switches tab.
  
  The selected AP panel is displayed on the left.
- From the Devices table in list view, click the particular device under the Switches tab.
  
  The selected AP context page is displayed.
Click the troubleshooting icon .

The Troubleshoot page is displayed for the AP, and the Tests tab is selected by default in the left panel.
Open the Live Monitoring tab. By default, Packet Capture is selected.
Depending on the context used to access the Troubleshoot page, enter the following information:
- Client context—No information required.
- Device context—Enter the client name.
Click Start.
A packet capture is initiated. The packet capture ends automatically if any limits are breached:
- 15 minutes have elapsed.
- The packet capture file exceeds 10 MB.
- 5000 packets are captured.
Click Stop to end the packet capture.
When processing is complete, click Download to save the packet capture to your local system.
HPE Aruba Networking Central retains these files for up to seven days. Download the files from the History tab.