


The result is removed from the list of available APs on the left. Check the box next to the AP you want to capture packets on and then click on Add to Capture APs.Įach AP you add to Capture APs will show on the right side. You can select more than one AP and do a quick search if you have many APs. Then, we will select the APs we want to run in capture mode. First, select which band you want to capture on, 2.4GHz or 5GHz. Near the bottom of that window you will see a section labeled Packet Capture. Then on the left navigation click on Diagnostics. To start capturing packets on a Ruckus AP, first log into the ZoneDirector and click on the Administer tab. In this post I will show you how to enable packet capture mode in the Ruckus ZoneDirector for a specific AP and then stream those packets to my laptop which will be running Wireshark. The AP streams all the packets to your laptop! The streaming mode allows you to use Wireshark as a remote capture. You then download the capture file and open it in Wireshark. Local mode will capture packets two and from the AP and store that capture locally. With Ruckus Wireless you can enable two kinds of packet captures straight from the web interface of the Ruckus ZoneDirector.īoth modes can be selected from the AP in which you will be capturing packets. Have you ever needed to get more detailed in your troubleshooting of wireless networks that you had to get down to the packet level? Sometimes seeing the raw packets in Wireshark gives us all we need to diagnose a problem.
