NAME
hostapd_cli —
text-based frontend program for
interacting with
hostapd(8)
SYNOPSIS
hostapd_cli |
[commands] |
DESCRIPTION
Thehostapd_cli utility is a text-based frontend program
for interacting with
hostapd(8). It is used to query the current status.
The hostapd_cli utility can show the
current authentication status, dot11 and dot1x MIBs, etc.
The hostapd_cli utility supports two
modes: interactive and command line. Both modes share the same command
set.
Interactive mode is started when
hostapd_cli is executed without any parameters on
the command line. Commands are then entered from the controlling terminal in
response to the hostapd_cli prompt. In command line
mode, the same commands are entered as command line arguments.
COMMANDS
The following commands may be supplied on the command line or at a prompt when operating interactively.
mib- Report MIB variables (dot1x, dot11) for the current interface.
staaddr- Report the MIB variables for the associated station with MAC address addr.
all_sta- Report the MIB variables for all associated stations.
help- Show usage help.
interface[ifname]- Show available interfaces and/or set the current interface when multiple are available.
leveldebug_level- Change the debugging level in hostapd(8). Larger numbers generate more messages.
license- Display the full license for
hostapd_cli. quit- Exit
hostapd_cli.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The hostapd_cli utility first appeared in
FreeBSD 6.0.
AUTHORS
The hostapd_cli utility was written by
Jouni Malinen
<j@w1.fi>. This manual page is
derived from the README file included in the
hostapd distribution.