nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth LE v4.1.x

Adding a Wireshark profile for the nRF Sniffer

You can add a profile in Wireshark for displaying the data recorded by the nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth® LE in a convenient way.

To add the nRF Sniffer profile in Wireshark, complete the following steps:

  1. Go to Help > About Wireshark (on Windows or Linux) or Wireshark > About Wireshark (on macOS).
  2. Select the Folders tab.
  3. Double-click the location for the Personal configuration to open this folder.
    Screenshot of the window that shows the personal configuration location
  4. Copy the profile folder Sniffer_Software/Profile_nRF_Sniffer_Bluetooth_LE into the profiles subfolder of this folder.
    Screenshot that shows the contents of the profile folder
  5. In Wireshark, select Edit > Configuration Profiles.
  6. Select Profile_nRF_Sniffer_Bluetooth_LE and click OK.
    Screenshot that shows how to configure the profile
Parent topic: Installing the nRF Sniffer