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HOSTAPD(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual HOSTAPD(8) NAME hostapd -- authenticator for IEEE 802.11 networks SYNOPSIS hostapd [-BdhKtv] [-P pidfile] config-file ... DESCRIPTION The hostapd utility is an authenticator for IEEE 802.11 networks. It provides full support for WPA/IEEE 802.11i and can also act as an IEEE 802.1X Authenticator with a suitable backend Authentication Server (typi- cally FreeRADIUS). The hostapd utility implements the authentication protocols that piggyback on top of the normal IEEE 802.11 protocol mecha- nisms. To use hostapd as an authenticator, the underlying device must support some basic functionality such as the ability to set security in- formation in the 802.11 management frames. Beware that not all devices have this support. The hostapd utility is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the background and acts as the backend component controlling the wireless connection. It supports separate frontend programs such as the text- based frontend, hostapd_cli(8). The following arguments must be specified on the command line: config-file Use the settings in the specified configuration file; the name of the specified wireless interface is contained in this file. See hostapd.conf(5) for a description of the configuration file syn- tax. Changes to the configuration file can be reloaded by sending a SIGHUP to the hostapd processor or with the hostapd_cli(8) util- ity, using "hostapd_cli reconfigure". OPTIONS The options are as follows: -d Enable debugging messages. If this option is supplied twice, more verbose messages are displayed. -h Show help text. -t Include timestamps in debugging output. -v Display version information on the terminal and exit. -B Detach from the controlling terminal and run as a daemon process in the background. -K Include key information in debugging output. -P pidfile Store PID in pidfile. SEE ALSO ath(4), ipw(4), iwi(4), mwl(4), ral(4), rum(4), run(4), ural(4), wi(4), hostapd.conf(5), hostapd_cli(8), ifconfig(8) HISTORY The hostapd utility first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0. AUTHORS The hostapd utility was written by Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>. This manual page is derived from the README file included in the hostapd distribu- tion. FreeBSD 13.0 July 18, 2012 FreeBSD 13.0
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