12.2. Getting Started
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## 12.2. Getting Started

These are the steps to try out MATE:

- Run Wireshark and check if the plugin is installed (MATE should appear in Help→About Wireshark:Plugins)
- Get a configuration file e.g., tcp.mate (see Mate/Examples for more) and place it somewhere on your harddisk.
- Go to Edit→Preferences…​→Protocols→MATE and set the Configuration Filename to the file you want to use and restart Wireshark.
- Load a corresponding capture file (e.g., http.cap) and see if MATE has added some new display filter fields, something like: `mate tcp_pdu:1→tcp_ses:1` or, at prompt: `path_to/wireshark -o "mate.config: tcp.mate" -r http.cap`.

If everything went well, your packet details might look something like this:

Figure 12.1. Packet Details - MATE TCP Session (tcp.mate)

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