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Capture Packets on RV180 and RV180W

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Updated:December 12, 2018
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Capture Packets on RV180 and RV180W

Objective

This article explains how to capture all packets that pass through a selected interface on RV180 and RV180W. The selected interface could be a LAN or Dedicated WAN.

NOTE: To view the captured packets in the file, it is necessary to have a external application like Wireshark.

Applicable Devices

• RV180 VPN Router
• RV180W Wireless-N Multifunction Router

Capture Packets

Step 1. Use the Configuration Utility of the router to choose Administration > Diagnostics > Capture Packets which opens the Capture Packets page.

Step 2.  To capture packets, click Packet Trace. A new window appears.

Step 3.  Choose an interface from the Select Network drop-down menu to apply packet capture to it.

• LAN(Local Network) – Selects the LAN interface.

• Dedicated WAN(Internet) – Selects the WAN interface.

Step 4.  To start the packet capture, click Start.

Step 5  To stop the packet capture, click Stop.

Step 6.  To download and save the packet capture, click Download.

NOTE: The packet trace is limited to 1MB of data per capture session. When the capture file size exceeds 1MB, it will be deleted automatically and a new capture file will be created.

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