HOSTAPD_CLI

Section: hostapd command-line interface (1)
Updated: April 7, 2005
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NAME

hostapd_cli - hostapd command-line interface

SYNOPSIS

hostapd_cli [-p<path>] [-i<ifname>] [-a<path>] [-hvB] [command..]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the hostapd_cli utility.

hostapd_cli is a command-line interface for the hostapd daemon.

hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server. For more information about hostapd refer to the hostapd(8) man page.

OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, run hostapd_cli from the command line.

-p<path>: Path to find control sockets.
Default: /var/run/hostapd
-i<ifname>: Interface to listen on.
Default: first interface found in socket path.
-a<path>: Run in daemon mode executing the action file based on events from hostapd.
-B: Run a daemon in the background.
-h: Show usage.
-v: Show hostapd_cli version.

COMMANDS

A summary of commands is included below. For a complete description, run hostapd_cli from the command line.

mib: Get MIB variables (dot1x, dot11, radius).
sta <addr>: Get MIB variables for one station.
all_sta: Get MIB variables for all stations.
help: Get usage help.
interface [ifname]: Show interfaces/select interface.
level <debug level>: Change debug level.
license: Show full hostapd_cli license.
quit: Exit hostapd_cli.

AUTHOR

hostapd_cli was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>.

This manual page was written by Faidon Liambotis <faidon@cube.gr>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

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