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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
Step 2 In the Packet Monitor Configuration window, click the Logging tab.
Step 3 In the FTP Server IP Address box, type the IP address of the FTP server.
Note Make sure that the FTP server IP address is reachable by the SonicWALL appliance. An IP
address that is reachable only via a VPN tunnel is not supported.
Step 4 In the Login ID box, type the login name that the SonicWALL appliance should use to connect
to the FTP server.
Step 5 In the Password box, type the password that the SonicWALL appliance should use to connect
to the FTP server.
Step 6 In the Directory Path box, type the directory location for the transferred files. The files are
written to this location relative to the default FTP root directory. For libcap format, files are
named “packet-log--<>.cap”, where the <> contains a run number and date including hour,
month, day, and year. For example, packet-log--3-22-08292006.cap. For HTML format, file
names are in the form: “packet-log_h-<>.html”. An example of an HTML file name is: packet-
log_h-3-22-08292006.html.
Step 7 To enable automatic transfer of the capture file to the FTP server when the buffer is full, select
the Log To FTP Server Automatically checkbox. Files are transferred in both libcap and
HTML format.
Step 8 To enable transfer of the file in HTML format as well as libcap format, select the Log HTML File
Along With .cap File (FTP).
Step 9 To test the connection to the FTP server and transfer the capture buffer contents to it, click Log
Now. In this case the file name will contain an ‘F’. For example, packet-log-F-3-22-
08292006.cap or packet-log_h-F-3-22-08292006.html.
Step 10 To save your settings and exit the configuration window, click OK.