Hostapd Essentials

• Install
• Start Hostapd
• Stop Hostapd
• Configure Hostapd
• Config Example
• Hostapd Options
• Related
• Links

Hostadp Host Access Point Daemon.
Userspace access point for turning network interface cards into Access Points and authentication servers.

Install

sudo apt install hostapd

Start Hostapd

sudo systemctl start hostapd

Stop Hostapd

sudo systemctl stop hostapd

Configure Hostapd

sudo nano /hostapd/hostapd.conf

Config Example

interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
ssid=PiAP
hw_mode=g
channel=6
wmm_enabled=0
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=1
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
wpa=2
wpa_passphrase=raspberry
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP

Hostapd Options

To use the 5 GHz band, you can change the operations mode from hw_mode=g to hw_mode=a. Possible values for hw_mode are:

a = IEEE 802.11a (5 GHz)
b = IEEE 802.11b (2.4 GHz)
g = IEEE 802.11g (2.4 GHz)

Related

• IP Tables Essentials
• dnsmasq Essentials
• Linux IP Essentials
• Enable IP Forwarding in Linux
• /etc/ssh/sshd_config Essentials
• Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client on Raspberry Pi
• chmod Essentials
• Linux Users
• Linux Groups

Links