Installation guide
Installation Guide 5
Installing Sniffer Portable
 Trigger files
 Display Setup settings
 Address Book entries
 Settings specified within the Tools > Options menu
 Settings specified within the Tools > Expert Options menu
 Switches added using the Monitor > Switch command
 Settings specified within the Database > Options menu
NOTE: .csv files are updated with data for Sniffer Portable 4.8, 
however the .csv version in the file’s title bar displays the older version.
 Sniffer Protocol drivers are updated
 ART settings
 Local Agent settings
NOTE: Any new multiple History Samples created by the user are not 
migrated.
Updating WLAN Miniport Drivers after Upgrade
If you are upgrading your Sniffer Portable installation to 4.8, after upgrading 
from 4.7 or 4.7.5, the miniport driver for all existing WLAN adapters needs to 
be updated.
Installing Sniffer Portable
Use the following procedure to install the Sniffer Portable software. 
To install Sniffer Portable:
1 Before installing Sniffer Portable, disable any unused adapters, 
including the built-in adapter, on the machine in which you plan to 
install the software.
NOTE: After installing the adapter and driver you plan to use with the 
Sniffer Portable software and Sniffer Portable is successfully capturing 
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