Menu
The Menu provides the user with the ability to save and open files and to set preferences, change the datasource window layout, and configure the data capture settings.
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| File | Open Capture File (Ctrl-O) | Opens a Windows Open dialog. Select the location, File name, and .cfa file to analyze. The file includes all data with all context, decryption, and work file information for both the recorded and analyzed packets. | ||||||||
| Save (Ctrl-S) | Opens a Windows Save dialog. Select a file location and name for a recorded and analyzed file. The file includes all data with all context, decryption, and work file information for both the recorded and analyzed packets. | |||||||||
| Manage excursion mode captures... |
Record or delete captures from the Sodera hardware that were created using excursion mode. Opens the Manage excursion mode captures dialog. This selection is disabled during live capture. |
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| Exit | Closes Frontline software | |||||||||
| View | Toolbars |
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| Wireless Devices | When checked the Wireless Devices tab is visible in the Devices pane. Selecting the tab will display the Wireless Devices. | |||||||||
| Wired Devices | When checked the Wired Devices tab is visible in the Devices pane. Selecting the tab will display the Wired Devices connected to POD 1 and POD 2. | |||||||||
| Security | When checked the Security pane is visible. Checked is the default. | |||||||||
| Event Log | When checked the Event Log pane is visible. Checked is the default. | |||||||||
| Piconet View (Experimental) |
When checked, the Piconet View is visible. Not-checked is the default. At this time the Piconet View is experimental and in development. |
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| Private Keys |
When checked, the Private Keys pane is visible. The Private Keys pane displays user entered Private/ Public key pairs for Bluetooth low energy legacy and secure connection pairing. By default, this pane is not displayed. When it is displayed it will be docked as a tab in the same area as the Security pane. When Debug key is not used during pairing, the datasource will look for a matching Public key in the set of Private/Public key pairs. If a match is found, the datasource will use the corresponding Private Key to compute the Diffe-Hellman Key. |
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| Capture | Record/Recording | Starts and stops the capture of data. Performs the same function as the Capture Toolbar Record/Recording button. | ||||||||
| Analyze/Analyzing | Starts and stops the analysis of recorded data. Performs the same function as the Capture Toolbar Analyze/Analyzing button. | |||||||||
| Options | Capture Options... | Opens the Capture Options dialog where the attached Sodera hardware can be configured for Bluetooth technologies and other capture modes. For additional information see "Capture Options Dialog". | ||||||||
| LE Test Mode Filters... | Allows filtering in or out LE Test Mode PDUs and will allow filtering in selective LE Test Mode PDUs by channel number. For additional information see "LE Test Mode Channel Selection dialog". | |||||||||
| Analyze Inquiry Process Packets | When checked will include inquiry packets in the analysis. Inquiry packets are normally ignored, so not-checked is the default. | |||||||||
| Analyze Paging Without Connection | Includes traffic from all failed BR/EDR connection attempts. | |||||||||
| Analyze NULL and POLL packets | When checked will include NULL and POLL packets. NULL and POLL packets are normally ignored, so not-checked is the default. | |||||||||
| Analyze LE Empty Packets | When checked will include Bluetooth low energy empty packets. Empty packets are normally ignored, so not-checked is the default. | |||||||||
| Analyze Anonymous/Unknown Adv. Packets |
When checked the Frontline software identifies Bluetooth low energy anonymous advertising packets. An anonymous advertising packet does not contain the AdvA field and its corresponding auxiliary packet also does not contain an AdvA field. With no address, there is nothing to select for analysis in the Wireless Devices pane. The Frontline software groups anonymous packets and this option allows the user to include or exclude those packets for analyzing. If the Frontline system captures either the extended advertising packet or its corresponding auxiliary packet but not both and the AdvA field is not present in the captured packet, the system categorizes the packet as unknown. The default setting is unchecked. Settings are persistent. |
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| Help | Help Topics | Opens Frontline help | ||||||||
| About Sodera... | Opens a pop-up window with version and configuration information |
Manage excursion mode captures dialog
This dialog provides the user with a means to record or delete captures previously created and saved on the Sodera hardware using excursion mode.
Manage excursion mode captures Dialog
If a Sodera hardware unit is connected to the computer the dialog displays
- The serial number of the Sodera hardware.
- A listing of all Excursion mode capture files stored on the currently connected Sodera hardware. If no files are stored, the list will be empty.
The listed files display the following information.
- Date Created (UTC) - the date and time in the UTC time zone that the excursion mode capture was started.
- Date Created (local) - The capture’s starting date and time in the local time zone of the user's computer.
- Size - the size of the excursion mode capture.
Select Excursion mode capture files by
- Click to select a single file.
- Shift-click to select a contiguous range of files starting with the most recently selected file.
- Ctrl-click to select an additional file or non-contiguous file to the selection.
- Select all files by:
- right-clicking and selecting Select All Ctrl-A from the context menu, or.
- Typing Ctrl-a.
Delete selected files from the connected Sodera hardware by
- Pressing the Delete key, or
- Right-clicking and selecting Delete from the context menu, or
- Clicking the dialog Delete button.
A delete operation will display a confirming dialog that requires the user to confirm the operation before the files are actually deleted. Clicking on Yes will permanently delete the files from the connected Sodera hardware. Clicking on Cancel will abort the delete operation.
Record - Selecting a single file will enable the Record button and the Record right-click pop-up menu item. Clicking the Record button or menu item will close the dialog and start recording the selected excursion mode capture to the user's computer.
Right-click pop-up menu
Right-clicking on any file will open a pop-up menu with options to Delete, Record, or Select All.
The View menu offers options to display or hide panes, toolbars, and the status bar to suit the user’s preferences.
View Pop-Up Menu
Right-clicking in the toolbar any of the following window/panes will display a pop-up View menu that performs the same as the main View menu:
- Sodera window menu and toolbars area
- Private Keys pane toolbar area (lower half of pane header)
The order of the panes shown in the pop-up menu will vary depending on the layout of the user's Sodera Window.
LE Test Mode Channel Selection dialog
In this image , three channels have detected LE Test Mode PDUs and the channels are highlighted: channel 3, 7, and 11. Channels 3 and 7 are checked, so their PDUs are filtered "in" for analysis. Channel 11 has not been checked, so its PDUs are filtered "out" from the analysis.
These channel filter selections are persistent for the current session. Another Record action in this same session can be performed and the same channel filter selection will be applied unless changed.
| Button | Description |
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| Select All | Selects all 40 low energy channels |
| Clear All | Deselects all 40 low energy channels |
| OK | Active once a channels selection is made. When clicked the selected channels are saved for analysis, and the dialog closes. |
| Cancel | Closes the dialog without saving any changes. |
