hostapd_cli (1) Linux Manual Page
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_clilicense. quit- Exit hostapd_cli.
SEE ALSO
hostapd(8).
AUTHOR
hostapd_cli was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>.
This manual page was written by Faidon Liambotis <faidon [at] cube.gr>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).