nRF Sniffer for 802.15.4 v0.7.2

Installing out-of-band metadata Lua plugin

If you are using a Wireshark version earlier than v3.0 and you want to inspect the out-of-band metadata such as RSSI, install the Lua dissector plugin that is available in the nRF Sniffer for 802.15.4 package.

If you are using Wireshark v3.0 or later, installing the custom Lua dissector is not required to capture the additional out-of-band metadata. In such case, use the IEEE 802.15.4 TAP option, as described in Running nRF Sniffer in Wireshark with custom options.

To install the custom Lua dissector plugin:

  1. Open Wireshark.
  2. Go to Help > About Wireshark (on Windows or Linux) or Wireshark > About Wireshark (on macOS).
    Screenshot of the Help > About Wireshark menu
  3. Select the Folders tab.
  4. Double-click the location for the Personal Lua Plugins to open this folder.
    Screenshot of the window that shows the plugins path location
    Note: If the folder does not open, go to the \AppData\Roaming\Wireshark\ folder and create the plugins folder.
  5. Copy the nrf802154_sniffer.lua file from the Sniffer_Software/nrf802154_sniffer/ folder into this folder.
    Screenshot showing the contents of the plugins folder on Windows
You can now select the Lua dissector in the out-of-band metadata settings, as described in Running nRF Sniffer in Wireshark with custom options.
Parent topic: Installing nRF Sniffer for 802.15.4