HOSTAPD_CLI(1)
NAME
hostapd_cli - hostapd command-line interface
SYNOPSIS
hostapd_cli [-p<path>] [-i<ifname>] [-hv] [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.
- -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.
SEE ALSO
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).