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.
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-B |
Run a daemon in the background. |
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-h |
Show usage. |
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-v |
Show hostapd_cli version. |
COMMANDS
A summary of commands is included below. For a complete description, run hostapd_cli from the command line.
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mib |
Get MIB variables (dot1x, dot11, radius). |
sta <addr>
Get MIB variables for one station.
all_sta
Get MIB variables for all stations.
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help |
Get usage help. |
interface [ifname]
Show interfaces/select interface.
level <debug level>
Change debug level.
license
Show full hostapd_cli license.
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quit |
Exit hostapd_cli. |
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
hostapd_cli was written by Jouni Malinen <j [AT] w1.fi>.
This manual page was written by Faidon Liambotis <faidon [AT] cube.gr>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).