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HOSTAPD_CLI(1)						  hostapd command-line interface					    HOSTAPD_CLI(1)

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. SEE ALSO
hostapd(8). 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). hostapd_cli April 7, 2005 HOSTAPD_CLI(1)

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HOSTAPD(8)							      hostapd								HOSTAPD(8)

NAME
hostapd - IEEE 802.11 AP, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator SYNOPSIS
hostapd [-hdBKtv] [-P <PID file>] <configuration file(s)> DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly 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. The current version supports Linux (Host AP, madwifi, mac80211-based drivers) and FreeBSD (net80211). hostapd is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the background and acts as the backend component controlling authentication. hostapd supports separate frontend programs and an example text-based frontend, hostapd_cli, is included with hostapd. OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, run hostapd from the command line. -h Show usage. -d Show more debug messages. -dd Show even more debug messages. -B Run daemon in the background. -P <PID file> Path to PID file. -K Include key data in debug messages. -t Include timestamps in some debug messages. -v Show hostapd version. SEE ALSO
hostapd_cli(1). AUTHOR
hostapd 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). hostapd April 7, 2005 HOSTAPD(8)
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