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Create a new filter instance for pre/user defined filter definitions
Last Updated: July 07, 2026
  1. Select Performance > Configure Eth Capture. The Ethernet Capture Configuration page displays.


    The second table in the window displays information on Filter Sets.



  2. Click the New Filter Set button (above the table, on the left). The Add/Modify Filter window displays.


  3. Enter a name in the Filter Name field.
  4. Select an Interface from the Interface menu.
  5. Select an option button from the Destination options; PM Statistics to store the packet statistics in the SDM database, and PCAP File to store the packet statistics in a file, or Both to store at both places.
  6. Select Ethernet User-Defined Filtering to modify a predefined filter, or to create a user-defined filter from the Filter Criteria drop-down list.
  7. Select any entry (except Custom Filter) from the Filter Criteria drop-down list.

    The filter criteria fields are populated; their content is based on the selection made in the Filter Criteria drop-down list.

  8. Enter the desired values in the filter criteria entry boxes.
  9. Click Save to add the new filter instance and close the Add/Modify Filter window. See, External Ethernet Polls for information on loading Ethernet Polls from poll libraries.