Surveyor User's Guide

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Surveyor
User’s Guide
Configuring Chart Views
Protocol distribution view and frame size distribution view can be customized using
buttons within the chart. The type of information in some chart views can be
customized using the procedures below.
Charts graph the “top ten” stations or conversations based on a byte count. The
count is the absolute percentage of the number of bytes out for stations, or the
absolute number of bytes passed between stations for conversations. The count
therefore provides a view of the stations or conversations with the most traffic,
which is what users typically want to view. You can, however, create a “top ten”
chart for any field that Surveyor supports. You can also reverse the sort order to
create a “bottom ten” chart for any field that Surveyor supports.
1. In Detail View, make sure the view you want to customize is the currently
active window.
2. Choose
Table from the tab at the bottom of the view.
3. The data view appears as a table. Click on the column you want to use to create
a “top ten” list. Note that the information in the table sorts in descending order
for the column you selected. If the column you want is not there, see
“Customizing Table Views” for information on how to insert a column into the
table.
4. Choose
Chart from the tab at the bottom of the view to return to chart view.
Table Views
The type of information in some table views can be customized. You can add or
subtract columns from the table.
1. In Detail View, make sure the view you want to customize is the currently
active window. The Table view must be displayed.
2. Choose
View Options… from the Monitor Views or Capture Views menu. If the
View Options… selection is gray, no customization can be performed for this
table.
3. Click the radio button for each column you want to display in the table.
4. Click the
OK button.
View options are not available for all tables.