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 <[email protected]>.This manual page was written by Faidon Liambotis <[email protected]>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).