HOSTAPD_CLI(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					    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 con-
     trolling 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.

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								   June 16, 2005							       BSD