Madwifi/Atheros Wireless Linux Driver Users Guide - MadWifi project

Group Key Update Interval
get groupkeyupdate
set groupkeyupdate interval
The interval is in seconds. This parameter is valid only when authentication is one of WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2,
WPA2-PSK, WPA-AUTO and WPA-AUTO-PSK.
IP Address and Subnet Mask
set ipaddr ip address
set ipmask ip mask
These two commands set the IP address and subnet mask of the AP.
Static WEP Key
set key key material
set key default
In which, is the valid key index and is the valid key length. Before setting the default key, user
must set the key at the index first. For example, set key 1 40 1234567890 must precede set key 1 default.
The set key command is only valid when AP is using static WEP, i.e., authentication is either open or shared.
Operating Mode
get opmode
set opmode mode
The supported modes are listed in Table 11.
Operation Mode
AP
STA
Description
Operating as Wireless Access Point
Operating as Wireless Client
Table 11: Supported Operation Mode
Set WPA Passphrase
set passphrase
The set passphrase command is only valid when authentication is WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-AUTO-
PSK. The passphrase could be either an ASCII passphrase of length from 8 to 63 characters, or a 256-bit key in
hexadecimal form.
Set Power
set power value
set power
This commands set the Tx Power of the current radio. The tx power can be set to a specific value in dB, or to the
maximum or minimum by full or min.
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