Installation

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ShowShark is easy to install. Here’s how to get started:

Install Wireshark

Download and install the latest version of Wireshark for your operating system (macOS, Windows, or Linux).

Follow the instructions on the Wireshark website to complete the installation; you may need to install additional components such as WinPcap or Npcap on Windows which the installer will guide you through.

Download the ShowShark Plugin

Download the latest version of the ShowShark plugin from the ShowShark Download page.

Open Wireshark

On first run, Wireshark may prompt you to allow access to network interfaces. Grant permission as needed to enable packet capturing.

Find The Plugin Folder

1. Go to the menu:
   • On Mac: Wireshark > About Wireshark > Folders.
   • On Windows/Linux: Help > About Wireshark > Folders.
2. Find the entry called Personal Lua Plugins.

Copy the Plugin File

1. Double click the folder path to open it in your file explorer and allow it to create the folder if it doesn’t already exist.
2. Copy the downloaded ShowShark Lua plugin file (e.g., ShowShark_vX_X.lua) from downloads into this folder.

Enable the Plugin

1. In Wireshark, go to Analyze > Reload Lua Plugins to load ShowShark into Wireshark (or restart Wireshark).
2. You should be greeted with the ShowShark About dialogue, confirming that the plugin has loaded successfully. You should also see two new options in Tools menu: ShowShark and ShowShark Filter Builder.
3. Now, enable the plugin by going to Analyze > Enabled Protocols…, searching for “SHOW”, and tick the checkbox.

Whilst you’re here, you may want to also enable:

• ACN including ACN over UDP
• ARTNET including artnet-udp

Click OK to apply the changes.

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