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6 .TH WPAD 1M "Mar 11, 2008"
8 wpad \- WPA and WPA2 protocol daemon
12 \fB/usr/lib/inet/wpad\fR [\fB-i\fR \fIinterface\fR] [\fB-k\fR \fIpre_shared_key_name\fR]
18 The \fBwpad\fR daemon provides common client functionality for the WiFi
19 Protected Access (WPA) versions 1 and 2, as defined by IEEE802.11i standard.
20 WPA was created by the WiFi Alliance, an industry trade group. WPA implements
21 the majority of the IEEE 802.11i standard, and was intended as an intermediate
22 measure to take the place of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) while 802.11i was
23 prepared. WPA2 implements the full standard.
26 \fBwpad\fR provides the following WPA/IEEE 802.11i features:
31 WPA-PSK ("WPA-Personal")
37 Key management for CCMP, TKIP, WEP104, WEP40
41 Stop and start the \fBwpad\fR daemon using \fBdladm\fR(1M). Use:
45 # \fBdladm connect-wifi\fR
52 \&...to start the \fBwpad\fR daemon. Use:
56 # \fBdladm disconnect-wifi\fR
63 \&...to stop the daemon.
67 The following options are supported:
71 \fB\fB-i\fR \fIinterface\fR\fR
75 Specify a WiFi Link interface to start the \fBwpad\fR daemon.
81 \fB\fB-k\fR \fIpre_shared_key_name\fR\fR
85 Specify the pre-shared key used for the WiFi Link.
90 \fBExample 1 \fRStarting the \fBwpad\fR Daemon on Specific WiFi Link
93 To create the WPA key \fBpsk\fR, enter the following command:
98 # \fBdladm create-secobj -c wpa psk\fR
105 To use key \fBpsk\fR to connect to ESSID \fBwlan\fR on link \fBath0\fR, enter
106 the following command:
111 # \fBdladm connect-wifi -k psk -e wlan ath0\fR
117 \fBExample 2 \fRStopping the \fBwpad\fR Daemon on Specific WiFi Link
120 To stop the daemon on the link \fBath0\fR, enter:
125 # \fBdladm disconnect-wifi ath0\fR
133 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
141 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
143 Interface Stability Uncommitted
149 \fBsvcs\fR(1), \fBdladm\fR(1M), \fBsvcadm\fR(1M), \fBattributes\fR(5),
154 The \fBwpad\fR service is managed by the service management facility,
155 \fBsmf\fR(5), under the service identifier:
159 svc:/network/wpa:\fI<link>\fR
166 Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling, or
167 requesting restart, can be performed using \fBsvcadm\fR(1M). The service's
168 status can be queried using the \fBsvcs\fR(1) command.