Using the capture device configuration wizard

The Capture Device Configuration Wizard provides a quick and easy way to configure the capture device. The wizard will step you through the decisions that need to be made about how you would like to capture and report on the network traffic captured by Flow Publisher.

Capturing local traffic using the wizard

To configure the capture device using the wizard when capturing local traffic:

1. On the Capture Devices tab, click Wizard. The Flow Capture Device Wizard appears.
2. If you want to capture flows with this device, select Yes, capture flows with this device, otherwise click No, do not capture flows with this device.

   Note: If you select No, do not capture flows with this device, the Capture Mode setting on this device is placed in Not Capturing mode.

3. In the Capture all traffic visible at this device? section, select No. Capture the device's traffic only, then click Next. The summary information dialog appears.

   Note: If you select No, Capture the device's traffic only, the Capture Mode setting on this device is placed in Normal mode.

   Note: The summary includes information about how you have elected to capture traffic on the capture device and how the source of the data will be reported to Flow Monitor.

4. Click Finish. The wizard applies the capture device settings to the Flow Publisher and closes.

Capturing traffic copied from an external source using the wizard

When you are mirroring traffic from a network switch, or tapping a network segment and sending a copy of that traffic to Flow Publisher, you can use the wizard to configure the capture device to capture and report on this traffic.

To configure the capture device using the wizard when receiving traffic copied from an external source:

1. On the Capture Devices tab, click Wizard. The Flow Capture Device Wizard appears.
2. If you want to capture flows with this device, select Yes, capture flows with this device, otherwise click No, do not capture flows with this device.

   Note: If you select No, do not capture flows with this device, the Capture Mode setting on this device will be placed in Not Capturing.

3. In the Capture all traffic visible at this device? section, select No. Capture all traffic visible at this device, then click Next. The automatic interface mapping selection dialog will appear.

   Note: If you select No, capture all traffic visible at this device, the Capture Mode setting on this device is placed in Promiscious mode.

4. If you want to enable automatic reference mapping, select Yes, use automatic interface mapping in the automatic interface mapping selection dialog, then click Next. The summary information dialog appears.
5. If you want to perform reference mapping manually, perform the following steps:
   1. Select No. Manually assign the interface mapping, then click Next. The Interface Map selection dialog appears.
   2. On the Interface Map selection dialog, select the MAC addresses of the interfaces you want to use as a reference interface, then click Next. The summary information dialog appears.

      Note: If you choose to leave the MAC address and the associated interface field blank, the Flow Publisher will report all of the captured traffic as incoming to the capture device using the psuedo-interface number as the source identifier.

6. Click Finish. The wizard applies the capture device settings to the Flow Publisher and closes.