NAME

hostapd_cli —

text-based frontend program for interacting with hostapd(8)

SYNOPSIS

hostapd_cli [commands]

DESCRIPTION

The hostapd_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.
sta addr: 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.
level debug_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.

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.