Prerequisites for using Packet Analyzer

There are several prerequisites for using Packet Analyzer from the NetProfiler:

User account - When you open Packet Analyzer from within the NetProfiler to analyze packet data, Packet Analyzer must connect to the NetShark appliance to obtain the data. You must provide NetShark login credentials when you use Packet Analyzer so that it can access the NetShark. Therefore, you must have an account on the NetShark in order to use Packet Analyzer.
NetShark data export to NetProfiler - The NetProfiler presents a menu of NetShark appliances that you can select as the source of the packet data you want to analyze with Packet Analyzer. The NetProfiler identifies all NetShark appliances that are sending data to it. The NetShark Web Interface allows the administrator to set the export configuration on the NetShark Settings > NetProfiler Settings page to export the data seen on one or more NetShark capture ports to one or two NetProfiler appliances. The NetShark exports data about all traffic flows that it sees, without any filtering.

NetShark capture job - The NetProfiler can display the traffic information seen by the NetShark whether or not a capture job is configured on the NetShark appliance. However, a capture job is required in order to analyze the data in Packet Analyzer. One or more capture jobs can be defined for each NetShark capture port. A capture job filters the data according to a specification. When you use the Packet Analyzer, you must specify which capture jobs it is to analyze. Note that catch and drop filters specified for capture jobs have no effect on the data being sent directly to the NetProfiler. They affect only the data being sent to Packet Analyzer.