The Protocol view visually provides statistics of the network traffic on the basis of protocols. By default, protocols are displayed in an expanded hierarchical structure. Each protocol has its own color that you can easily find out your target protocol in the list by color. You can click any column header to sort the list.
The items on the protocol list changes along with the selection in the Node Explorer window. When you select the root node, Protocol Explorer node, Physical Explorer node or IP Explorer node, the Protocol view will present all protocols on the network and their statistical information. When you select a specific node in the Node Explorer window, the Protocol view will only present the protocols relating to the node and their statistical information.
When you select a specific item on the protocol list, the lower pane tabs will provide detailed information about the item. See Protocol lower pane tabs for details. You can also double-click a protocol to view detailed packet information in the Packet window which is named with the protocol and is just the same as the Packet view (See Packet view for more information).
The following table lists and describes the items on the toolbar:
| Item | Description |
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Exports all of the protocol statistics as a .csv file. |
| Shows or hides the lower pane. |
| Makes a packet filter based on the selected protocol. See Creating Filters for details. |
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Locates the selected protocol in the Node Explorer window. |
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Refreshes the protocol list or sets display refresh interval by clicking the little triangle. If the interval is set to Manually Refresh, display will update only when the Refresh button is clicked. |
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Displays particular items of the list. See Display Filter for details. |
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Shows the protocol number in the list. The name changes along with the selection in the Node Explorer window. |
By right-clicking the column header, you can specify which columns to show in the list. Choose Default to show default columns and choose More to open Display Column dialog box to set which columns to show and to set the position, the alignment and the width of the column. See Protocol columns for details.
The following table lists and describes the columns of Protocol view.
Right-click the protocol list to get a pop-up menu with items as follows:
| Item | Description |
| Packet Details | Views the decoding information of the packets of the protocol type in the Packet window which is just the same as the Packet view (See Packet view for more information). |
| Copy | Copies the selection and the header row in original format to the clipboard. |
| Copy Column | Copies the selected column in original format to the clipboard. |
| Display Column | Shows or hides columns or changes the position of columns. This command is just the same as right-clicking the column header. |
| Export Protocol Statistics | Saves current list of the protocol statistics as a .csv file. |
| Find | Calls out Find dialog box to search only on the protocol list. |
| Make Filter | Makes a packet filter based on the selected protocol. See Creating Filters for details. |
| Make Graph | Makes a graph in the Dashboard view on the basis of the selected protocol. See Creating Graphs for details. |
| Make Alarm | Makes an alarm on the basis of the selected protocol. See Creating Alarms for details. |
| Locate in Node Explorer | Locates the selected protocol in the Node Explorer window. |
| Select All | Selects all items on the protocol list. |
| Refresh | Refreshes the protocol list. |
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