How To Use Wireshark with UniFi for Real-Time Packet Capture

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

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In this video I’ll show you how to use Wireshark with UniFi to capture live packets directly from your network devices. We’ll cover how to enable SSH access, fix the common “Wireshark can’t connect” issue, and set the right filters so you can see what’s really happening on your network in real time. Whether you’re troubleshooting DNS, DHCP, or mysterious traffic, Wireshark lets you go beyond the UniFi dashboard and see the truth in the traffic.


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Chapters
00:00 UniFi Wireshark SSH Real Time Packet Capture
00:49 How to Enable SSH on UniFi Gateway
01:55 Update SSHD Configuration for Wireshark
02:40 SSH Keys
03:02 Finding Network Interface Names
05:02 Wireshark SSH Remote Capture Setup
06:20 Filtering for IP's