HOSTAPD_CLI(8)

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.

SEE ALSO
hostapd.conf(5), hostapd(8)

HISTORY
The hostapd_cli utility first appeared in NetBSD 4.0.

AUTHORS
The hostapd_cli utility was written by Jouni Malinen <jkmaline@cc.hut.fi>. This manual page is derived from the README file included in the hostapd distribution.