Capsa (software)

Capsa Network Analyzer
Developer(s)	Colasoft
Stable release	11.1[1] / 18 April 2018
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Packet analyzer
License	Freeware Shareware
Website	www.colasoft.com/capsa/

Capsa is the name for a family of packet analyzer developed by Colasoft for network administrators to monitor, troubleshoot and analyze wired & wireless networks. Currently, there are three editions available: Capsa Enterprise Edition, Capsa Standard Edition, and Capsa Free Edition.

Advance Features

Captures packets from a single or multiple network adapters
Analyzes the header & contents of each packet
Provides statistics on MAC & IP address
Analyze Protocol (Data link -> Application Layer)
Diagnoses 40 kinds of network problems
Presents statistics in graphs
Alerts Computer network anomalies
Outputs packets & logs to files
Logs DNS, web browsing, Email, FTP & IM services

Capsa Enterprise Edition

Capsa Enterprise Edition is the flagship of Colasoft Capsa packet analyzer family, it supports both Ethernet and WLAN networks. It performs real-time packet capturing and analysis as well as supporting past-events analysis. It is marketed as a tool for enterprise network administrator to help them deal with daily network work, various kinds of network problem and maintain a productive enterprise network.

Capsa Standard Edition

Capsa Standard Edition is an Ethernet packet analyzer designed for networking professionals or small business network administrators. It is marketed as a network tool for network monitoring, troubleshooting and analyzing purposes.

Capsa Free Edition

Capsa Free Edition is a freeware Ethernet packet analyzer designed by Colasoft for personal use. It is marketed as a tool for network geeks to learn protocols, packets, and other networking related knowledge, and it is free of charge for personal or family users' network monitoring or troubleshooting needs. Anyone can download Capsa Free Edition at Colasoft website for any legal noncommercial use.

Comparison of editions

Feature	Enterprise Edition	Standard Edition	Free Edition
Monitors WiFi Connections	Yes	No	No
IP Addresses Monitored	Unlimited	Unlimited	10
Session Timeout Length	Unlimited	Unlimited	4 hours
Adapter Monitors	Yes	Yes	Yes
Manually Save Files	Yes	Yes	Yes
Online Auto-Update	Yes	Yes	No
Run Multiple Projects	Yes	Yes	No
Support Multiple Adapters	Yes	Yes	No
Support Network TAP	Yes	Yes	No
Printing	Yes	Yes	No
Export Data	Yes	Yes	No
Log output function	Yes	Yes	No
Fast Speed Packet Replay	Yes	Yes	No
Process View	Yes	Yes	No
Application View	Yes	Yes	No
TCP Port Scan View	Yes	No	No
VoIP View	Yes	No	No
Reports	Yes	No	No
Diagnosis Function	Yes	No	No
Security Analysis Profile	Yes	No	No
Custom Reports	Yes	No	No
Packet Auto-output Function	Yes	No	No
Auto-Scheduling	Yes	No	No
ARP Attack View	Yes	No	No
Worm View	Yes	No	No
DoS Attacking View	Yes	No	No
DoS Attacked View	Yes	No	No
Suspicious Conversation View	Yes	No	No

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References

"Colasoft Announces Release of Capsa Network Analyzer v11.1 with Enhanced Usability" (Press release). April 25, 2018.
"Capsa portable network analyzer, Sniff packets and Analyze Protocols, Free Trial - Colasoft". Colasoft. Retrieved August 10, 2017.

External links

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[1] "Colasoft Announces Release of Capsa Network Analyzer v11.1 with Enhanced Usability" (Press release). April 25, 2018.

[2] "Capsa portable network analyzer, Sniff packets and Analyze Protocols, Free Trial - Colasoft". Colasoft. Retrieved August 10, 2017.