| HOSTAPD(8) | System Manager's Manual | HOSTAPD(8) | 
hostapd —
| hostapd | [ -BdhKtv] config-file
      ... | 
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
  (typically FreeRADIUS). The hostapd utility implements
  the authentication protocols that piggyback on top of the normal IEEE 802.11
  protocol mechanisms. To use hostapd as an
  authenticator, the underlying device must support some basic functionality
  such as the ability to set security information 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:
Changes to the configuration file can be reloaded by sending a
        SIGHUP to the hostapd
        processor or with the
        hostapd_cli(8)
        utility, using “hostapd_cli
        reconfigure”.
-d-h-t-v-B-Khostapd utility first appeared in
  NetBSD 4.0.
hostapd utility was written by
  Jouni Malinen
  <jkmaline@cc.hut.fi>.
  This manual page is derived from the README file
  included in the hostapd distribution.
| March 21, 2013 | NetBSD 9.4 |