Sniffer® Portable Professional User's Guide - NetScout

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trigger
definition
To define a trigger:
1 Select Trigger Setup from the Capture menu.
Defining Filters and Triggers
The Trigger Setup dialog box opens (shown in Figure 10-8).
Click to specify which events to use
as a start trigger (start time and date,
threshold alarm, and/or event filter)
Define how to control packet capture:
Start trigger, stop trigger, delay after
trigger, or repeat mode
Figure 10-8. Defining a Trigger
Specify what capture
filter to use when the
trigger event occurs
Click to specify which events to use
as a stop trigger (start time and date,
threshold alarm, and/or event filter)
2 Select Enable under Start Trigger, Stop Trigger, or both. Start
triggers start capture sessions when the trigger event is detected.
Stop triggers stop a capture session when the trigger event is
detected. Start and stop triggers do both.
3 Click the Define button corresponding to the type of trigger event
you want to specify (Start or Stop).
Either the Start Trigger dialog box (Figure 10-9) or the Stop Trigger
dialog box appears, depending on which Define button you clicked.
These dialog boxes let you specify the Start or Stop Trigger event.
Existing trigger profiles are shown in the Triggers list.
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