create_ap

create_ap Description

This script creates a NATed or Bridged WiFi Access Point.

Features

• Create an AP (Access Point) at any channel.
• Choose one of the following encryptions: WPA, WPA2, WPA/WPA2, Open (no encryption).
• Hide your SSID.
• Disable communication between clients (client isolation).
• IEEE 802.11n & 802.11ac support
• Internet sharing methods: NATed or Bridged or None (no Internet sharing).
• Choose the AP Gateway IP (only for 'NATed' and 'None' Internet sharing methods).
• You can create an AP with the same interface you are getting your Internet connection.
• You can pass your SSID and password through pipe or through arguments (see examples).

Homepage: https://github.com/oblique/create_ap

Author: oblique

License: FreeBSD

create_ap Help

Usage:

create_ap [options] < wifi-interface > [< interface-with-internet >] [< access-point-name > [< passphrase >]]

Options:

  -h, --help              Show this help
  --version               Print version number
  -c <channel>            Channel number (default: 1)
  -w <WPA version>        Use 1 for WPA, use 2 for WPA2, use 1+2 for both (default: 1+2)
  -n                      Disable Internet sharing (if you use this, don't pass
                          the <interface-with-internet> argument)
  -m <method>             Method for Internet sharing.
                          Use: 'nat' for NAT (default)
                               'bridge' for bridging
                               'none' for no Internet sharing (equivalent to -n)
  --psk                   Use 64 hex digits pre-shared-key instead of passphrase
  --hidden                Make the Access Point hidden (do not broadcast the SSID)
  --mac-filter            Enable MAC address filtering
  --mac-filter-accept     Location of MAC address filter list (defaults to /etc/hostapd/hostapd.accept)
  --redirect-to-localhost If -n is set, redirect every web request to localhost (useful for public information networks)
  --hostapd-debug <level> With level between 1 and 2, passes arguments -d or -dd to hostapd for debugging.
  --isolate-clients       Disable communication between clients
  --ieee80211n            Enable IEEE 802.11n (HT)
  --ieee80211ac           Enable IEEE 802.11ac (VHT)
  --ht_capab <HT>         HT capabilities (default: [HT40+])
  --vht_capab <VHT>       VHT capabilities
  --country <code>        Set two-letter country code for regularity (example: US)
  --freq-band <GHz>       Set frequency band. Valid inputs: 2.4, 5 (default: 2.4)
  --driver                Choose your WiFi adapter driver (default: nl80211)
  --no-virt               Do not create virtual interface
  --no-haveged            Do not run 'haveged' automatically when needed
  --fix-unmanaged         If NetworkManager shows your interface as unmanaged after you
                          close create_ap, then use this option to switch your interface
                          back to managed
  --mac <MAC>             Set MAC address
  --dhcp-dns <IP1[,IP2]>  Set DNS returned by DHCP
  --daemon                Run create_ap in the background
  --stop <id>             Send stop command to an already running create_ap. For an <id>
                          you can put the PID of create_ap or the WiFi interface. You can
                          get them with --list-running
  --list-running          Show the create_ap processes that are already running
  --list-clients <id>     List the clients connected to create_ap instance associated with <id>.
                          For an <id> you can put the PID of create_ap or the WiFi interface.
                          If virtual WiFi interface was created, then use that one.
                          You can get them with --list-running
  --mkconfig <conf_file>  Store configs in conf_file
  --config <conf_file>    Load configs from conf_file

Non-Bridging Options:
  --no-dns                Disable dnsmasq DNS server
  -g <gateway>            IPv4 Gateway for the Access Point (default: 192.168.12.1)
  -d                      DNS server will take into account /etc/hosts
  -e <hosts_file>         DNS server will take into account additional hosts file

Useful informations:

• If you're not using the --no-virt option, then you can create an AP with the same interface you are getting your Internet connection.
• You can pass your SSID and password through pipe or through arguments (see examples).
• On bridge method if the <interface-with-internet> is not a bridge interface, then a bridge interface is created automatically.

create_ap Usage Example

Create AP named MyAccessPoint on the wireless interface wlan0, Internet sharing from the interface eth0:

sudo create_ap wlan0 eth0 MyAccessPoint

How to install create_ap

Installation on Kali Linux.

sudo apt-get install haveged hostapd git util-linux procps iproute2 iw dnsmasq iptables
git clone https://github.com/oblique/create_ap
cd create_ap
sudo make install
cd .. && rm -rf create_ap

Installation on BlackArch

sudo pacman -S create_ap haveged hostapd util-linux procps iproute2 iw dnsmasq iptables --needed

Installation on Linux (Debian, Mint, Ubuntu)

sudo apt-get install haveged hostapd git util-linux procps iproute2 iw dnsmasq iptables
git clone https://github.com/oblique/create_ap
cd create_ap
sudo make install
cd .. && rm -rf create_ap

Installation on Gentoo

emerge layman
layman -f -a jorgicio
emerge net-wireless/create_ap

create_ap Screenshots

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