Access point capable of mirroring wired and wireless data traffic

A method, comprising:

• capturing, by a data mirroring circuit disposed in an access point, a wireless data traffic and a wired data traffic transmitted and received via a data processing circuit of the access point;
• storing, by a data mirroring circuit, the wireless data traffic and the wired data traffic in separate files;
• and
• transmitting, by the data mirroring circuit, the wireless data traffic and the wired data traffic to a communication port to store the wireless data traffic and the wired data traffic in an external device connected to the access point via the communication port.

A system comprising

• an access point comprising a Type-C USB port;
• a first client device connected to the access point;
• a second client device connected to the access point;
• and
• an external storage device connected to the access point via the Type-C USB port;
• wherein the access point comprises:
• a wireless network interface;
• a wired network interface;
• a data processing circuit coupled to the wireless network interface and the wired network interface, wherein the data processing circuit communicates a wireless data traffic via the wireless network interface with the first client device and a wired data traffic via the wired network interface with the second client device;
• and
• a data mirroring circuit coupled to the wireless network interface, the wired network interface, and the Type-C USB port, wherein the data mirroring circuit comprises:
• a receiver to capture the wireless data traffic and the wired data traffic transmitted and received by the data processing circuit;
• and
• a transmitter to transmit the wireless data traffic and the wired data traffic captured via the receiver to the Type-C USB port to store the wireless data traffic and the wired data traffic in the external storage device.