# UBUS methods - hostapd ## bss_mgmt_enable Enable 802.11k/v features. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | neighbor_report | bool | no | enable 802.11k neighbor reports | | beacon_report | bool | no | enable 802.11k beacon reports | | link_measurements | bool | no | enable 802.11k link measurements | | bss_transition | bool | no | enable 802.11v BSS transition support | ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb bss_mgmt_enable '{ "neighbor_report": true, "beacon_report": true, "link_measurements": true, "bss_transition": true }'` ## bss_transition_request Initiate an 802.11v transition request. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | addr | string | yes | client MAC address | | disassociation_imminent | bool | no | set Disassociation Imminent bit | | disassociation_timer | int32 | no | disassociate client if it doesn't roam after this time | | validity_period | int32 | no | validity of the BSS Transition Candiate List | | neighbors | array | no | BSS Transition Candidate List | | abridged | bool | no | prefer APs in the BSS Transition Candidate List | | dialog_token | int32 | no | identifier for the request/report transaction | | mbo_reason | int32 | no | MBO Transition Reason Code Attribute | | cell_pref | int32 | no | MBO Cellular Data Connection Preference Attribute | | reassoc_delay | int32 | no | MBO Re-association retry delay | ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb bss_transition_request '{ "addr": "68:2F:67:8B:98:ED", "disassociation_imminent": false, "disassociation_timer": 0, "validity_period": 30, "neighbors": ["b6a7b9cbeebabf5900008064090603026a00"], "abridged": 1 }'` ## config_add Dynamically load a BSS configuration from a file. This is used by netifd's mac80211 support script to configure BSSes on multiple PHYs in a single hostapd instance. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | iface | string | yes | WiFi interface name | | config | string | yes | path to hostapd config file | ## config_remove Dynamically remove a BSS configuration. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | iface | string | yes | WiFi interface name | ## del_client Kick a client off the network. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | addr | string | yes | client MAC address | | reason | int32 | no | 802.11 reason code | | deauth | bool | no | deauthenticates client instead of disassociating | | ban_time | int32 | no | ban client for N milliseconds | ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb del_client '{ "addr": "68:2f:67:8b:98:ed", "reason": 5, "deauth": true, "ban_time": 10000 }'` ## get_clients Show associated clients. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb get_clients` ### output ```json { "freq": 5260, "clients": { "68:2f:67:8b:98:ed": { "auth": true, "assoc": true, "authorized": true, "preauth": false, "wds": false, "wmm": true, "ht": true, "vht": true, "he": false, "wps": false, "mfp": true, "rrm": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "extended_capabilities": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 64 ], "aid": 3, "signature": "wifi4|probe:0,1,45,127,107,191,221(0017f2,10),221(001018,2),htcap:006f,htagg:1b,htmcs:0000ffff,vhtcap:0f825832,vhtrxmcs:0000ffea,vhttxmcs:0000ffea,extcap:0000008000000040|assoc:0,1,33,36,48,45,127,191,221(0017f2,10),221(001018,2),221(0050f2,2),htcap:006f,htagg:1b,htmcs:0000ffff,vhtcap:0f825832,vhtrxmcs:0000ffea,vhttxmcs:0000ffea,txpow:14f9,extcap:0000000000000040", "bytes": { "rx": 1933667, "tx": 746805 }, "airtime": { "rx": 208863, "tx": 9037883 }, "packets": { "rx": 3587, "tx": 2185 }, "rate": { "rx": 866700, "tx": 866700 }, "signal": -50, "capabilities": { "vht": { "su_beamformee": true, "mu_beamformee": false, "mcs_map": { "rx": { "1ss": 9, "2ss": 9, "3ss": 9, "4ss": -1, "5ss": -1, "6ss": -1, "7ss": -1, "8ss": -1 }, "tx": { "1ss": 9, "2ss": 9, "3ss": 9, "4ss": -1, "5ss": -1, "6ss": -1, "7ss": -1, "8ss": -1 } } } } } } } ``` ## get_features Show HT/VHT support. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb get_features` ### output ```json { "ht_supported": true, "vht_supported": true } ``` ## get_status Get BSS status. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb get_status` ### output ```json { "status": "ENABLED", "bssid": "b6:a7:b9:cb:ee:bc", "ssid": "fb", "freq": 5260, "channel": 52, "op_class": 128, "beacon_interval": 100, "phy": "wl5-lan", "rrm": { "neighbor_report_tx": 0 }, "wnm": { "bss_transition_query_rx": 0, "bss_transition_request_tx": 0, "bss_transition_response_rx": 0 }, "airtime": { "time": 259561738, "time_busy": 2844249, "utilization": 0 }, "dfs": { "cac_seconds": 60, "cac_active": false, "cac_seconds_left": 0 } } ``` ## link_measurement_req Initiate an 802.11k Link Measurement Request. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | addr | string | yes | client MAC address | | tx-power-used | int32 | no | transmit power used to transmit the Link Measurement Request frame | | tx-power-max | int32 | no | upper limit of transmit power to be used by the client | ## list_bans List banned clients. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb list_bans` ### output ```json { "clients": [ "68:2f:67:8b:98:ed" ] } ``` ## notify_response When enabled, hostapd will send a ubus notification and wait for a response before responding to various requests. This is used by e.g. usteer to make it possible to ignore probe requests. :warning: enabling this will cause hostapd to stop responding to probe requests unless a ubus subscriber responds to the ubus notifications. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | notify_response | int32 | yes | disable (0) or enable (!0) | ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb notify_response '{ "notify_response": 1 }'` ## reload Reload BSS configuration. :warning: this can cause problems for certain configurations: ``` Mon May 16 16:09:08 2022 daemon.warn hostapd: Failed to check if DFS is required; ret=-1 Mon May 16 16:09:08 2022 daemon.warn hostapd: Failed to check if DFS is required; ret=-1 Mon May 16 16:09:08 2022 daemon.err hostapd: Wrong coupling between HT and VHT/HE channel setting ``` ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb reload` ## rrm_beacon_req Send a Beacon Measurement Request to a client. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | addr | string | yes | client MAC address | | op_class | int32 | yes | the Regulatory Class for which this Measurement Request applies | | channel | int32 | yes | channel to measure | | duration | int32 | yes | compile Beacon Measurement Report after N TU | | mode | int32 | yes | mode to be used for measurement (0: passive, 1: active, 2: beacon table) | | bssid | string | no | filter BSSes in Beacon Measurement Report by BSSID | | ssid | string | no | filter BSSes in Beacon Measurement Report by SSID| ## rrm_nr_get_own Show Neighbor Report Element for this BSS. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb rrm_nr_get_own` ### output ```json { "value": [ "b6:a7:b9:cb:ee:bc", "fb", "b6a7b9cbeebcaf5900008095090603029b00" ] } ``` ## rrm_nr_list Show Neighbor Report Elements for other BSSes in this ESS. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb rrm_nr_list` ### output ```json { "list": [ [ "b6:a7:b9:cb:ee:ba", "fb", "b6a7b9cbeebabf5900008064090603026a00" ] ] } ``` ## rrm_nr_set Set the Neighbor Report Elements. An element for the node on which this command is executed will always be added. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | list | array | yes | array of Neighbor Report Elements in the format of the rrm_nr_list output | ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb rrm_nr_set '{ "list": [ [ "b6:a7:b9:cb:ee:ba", "fb", "b6a7b9cbeebabf5900008064090603026a00" ] ] }'` ## set_vendor_elements Configure Vendor-specific Information Elements for BSS. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | vendor_elements | string | yes | Vendor-specific Information Elements as hex string | ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb set_vendor_elements '{ "vendor_elements": "dd054857dd6662" }'` ## switch_chan Initiate a channel switch. :warning: trying to switch to the channel that is currently in use will fail: `Command failed: Operation not supported` ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | freq | int32 | yes | frequency in MHz to switch to | | bcn_count | int32 | no | count in Beacon frames (TBTT) to perform the switch | | center_freq1 | int32 | no | segment 0 center frequency in MHz (valid for HT and VHT) | | center_freq2 | int32 | no | segment 1 center frequency in MHz (valid only for 80 MHz channel width and an 80+80 channel) | | bandwidth | int32 | no | channel width to use | | sec_channel_offset| int32 | no | secondary channel offset for HT40 (0 = disabled, 1 = HT40+, -1 = HT40-) | | ht | bool | no | enable 802.11n | | vht | bool | no | enable 802.11ac | | he | bool | no | enable 802.11ax | | block_tx | bool | no | block transmission during CSA period | | csa_force | bool | no | restart the interface in case the CSA fails | ## example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb switch_chan '{ "freq": 5180, "bcn_count": 10, "center_freq1": 5210, "bandwidth": 80, "he": 1, "block_tx": 1, "csa_force": 0 }'` ## update_airtime Set dynamic airtime weight for client. ### arguments | Name | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | sta | string | yes | client MAC address | | weight | int32 | yes | airtime weight | ## update_beacon Force beacon frame content to be updated and to start beaconing on an interface that uses start_disabled=1. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb update_beacon` ## wps_status Get WPS status for BSS. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb wps_status` ### output ```json { "pbc_status": "Disabled", "last_wps_result": "None" } ``` ## wps_cancel Cancel WPS Push Button Configuration. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb wps_cancel` ## wps_start Start WPS Push Button Configuration. ### example `ubus call hostapd.wl5-fb wps_start`