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1wpa_supplicant and Wi-Fi P2P
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3
4This document describes how the Wi-Fi P2P implementation in
5wpa_supplicant can be configured and how an external component on the
6client (e.g., management GUI) is used to enable WPS enrollment and
7registrar registration.
8
9
10Introduction to Wi-Fi P2P
11-------------------------
12
13TODO
14
15More information about Wi-Fi P2P is available from Wi-Fi Alliance:
16http://www.wi-fi.org/Wi-Fi_Direct.php
17
18
19wpa_supplicant implementation
20-----------------------------
21
22TODO
23
24
25wpa_supplicant configuration
26----------------------------
27
28Wi-Fi P2P is an optional component that needs to be enabled in the
29wpa_supplicant build configuration (.config). Here is an example
30configuration that includes Wi-Fi P2P support and Linux nl80211
31-based driver interface:
32
33CONFIG_DRIVER_NL80211=y
34CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE=y
35CONFIG_P2P=y
36CONFIG_AP=y
37CONFIG_WPS=y
38
39
40In run-time configuration file (wpa_supplicant.conf), some parameters
41for P2P may be set. In order to make the devices easier to recognize,
42device_name and device_type should be specified. For example,
43something like this should be included:
44
45ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
46device_name=My P2P Device
47device_type=1-0050F204-1
48
49
50wpa_cli
51-------
52
53Actual Wi-Fi P2P operations are requested during runtime. These can be
54done for example using wpa_cli (which is described below) or a GUI
55like wpa_gui-qt4.
56
57
58wpa_cli starts in interactive mode if no command string is included on
59the command line. By default, it will select the first network interface
60that it can find (and that wpa_supplicant controls). If more than one
61interface is in use, it may be necessary to select one of the explicitly
62by adding -i argument on the command line (e.g., 'wpa_cli -i wlan1').
63
64Most of the P2P operations are done on the main interface (e.g., the
65interface that is automatically added when the driver is loaded, e.g.,
66wlan0). When using a separate virtual interface for group operations
67(e.g., wlan1), the control interface for that group interface may need
68to be used for some operations (mainly WPS activation in GO). This may
69change in the future so that all the needed operations could be done
70over the main control interface.
71
72Device Discovery
73
74p2p_find [timeout in seconds] [type=<social|progressive>]
75
76The default behavior is to run a single full scan in the beginning and
77then scan only social channels. type=social will scan only social
78channels, i.e., it skips the initial full scan. type=progressive is
79like the default behavior, but it will scan through all the channels
80progressively one channel at the time in the Search state rounds. This
81will help in finding new groups or groups missed during the initial
82full scan.
83
84p2p_listen [timeout in seconds]
85
86Start Listen-only state (become discoverable without searching for
87other devices). Optional parameter can be used to specify the duration
88for the Listen operation in seconds. This command may not be of that
89much use during normal operations and is mainly designed for
90testing. It can also be used to keep the device discoverable without
91having to maintain a group.
92
93p2p_stop_find
94
95Stop ongoing P2P device discovery or other operation (connect, listen
96mode).
97
98p2p_flush
99
100Flush P2P peer table and state.
101
102Group Formation
103
104p2p_prov_disc <peer device address> <display|keypad|pbc>
105
106Send P2P provision discovery request to the specified peer. The
107parameters for this command are the P2P device address of the peer and
108the desired configuration method. For example, "p2p_prov_disc
10902:01:02:03:04:05 display" would request the peer to display a PIN for
110us and "p2p_prov_disc 02:01:02:03:04:05 keypad" would request the peer
111to enter a PIN that we display.
112
113p2p_connect <peer device address> <pbc|pin|PIN#> [label|display|keypad]
114 [persistent] [join|auth] [go_intent=<0..15>] [freq=<in MHz>]
115
116Start P2P group formation with a discovered P2P peer. This includes
117optional group owner negotiation, group interface setup, provisioning,
118and establishing data connection.
119
120The <pbc|pin|PIN#> parameter specifies the WPS provisioning
121method. "pbc" string starts pushbutton method, "pin" string start PIN
122method using an automatically generated PIN (which will be returned as
123the command return code), PIN# means that a pre-selected PIN can be
124used (e.g., 12345670). [label|display|keypad] is used with PIN method
125to specify which PIN is used (label=PIN from local label,
126display=dynamically generated random PIN from local display,
127keypad=PIN entered from peer device label or display). "persistent"
128parameter can be used to request a persistent group to be formed.
129
130"join" indicates that this is a command to join an existing group as a
131client. It skips the GO Negotiation part. This will send a Provision
132Discovery Request message to the target GO before associating for WPS
133provisioning.
134
135"auth" indicates that the WPS parameters are authorized for the peer
136device without actually starting GO Negotiation (i.e., the peer is
137expected to initiate GO Negotiation). This is mainly for testing
138purposes.
139
140"go_intent" can be used to override the default GO Intent for this GO
141Negotiation.
142
143"freq" can be used to set a forced operating channel (e.g., freq=2412
144to select 2.4 GHz channel 1).
145
146p2p_group_add [persistent|persistent=<network id>] [freq=<freq in MHz>]
147
148Set up a P2P group owner manually (i.e., without group owner
149negotiation with a specific peer). This is also known as autonomous
150GO. Optional persistent=<network id> can be used to specify restart of
151a persistent group. Optional freq=<freq in MHz> can be used to force
152the GO to be started on a specific frequency. Special freq=2 or freq=5
153options can be used to request the best 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band channel
154to be selected automatically.
155
156p2p_reject <peer device address>
157
158Reject connection attempt from a peer (specified with a device
159address). This is a mechanism to reject a pending GO Negotiation with
160a peer and request to automatically block any further connection or
161discovery of the peer.
162
163p2p_group_remove <group interface>
164
165Terminate a P2P group. If a new virtual network interface was used for
166the group, it will also be removed. The network interface name of the
167group interface is used as a parameter for this command.
168
169p2p_cancel
170
171Cancel an ongoing P2P group formation related operation.
172
173Service Discovery
174
175p2p_serv_disc_req
176
177Schedule a P2P service discovery request. The parameters for this
178command are the device address of the peer device (or 00:00:00:00:00:00
179for wildcard query that is sent to every discovered P2P peer that
180supports service discovery) and P2P Service Query TLV(s) as hexdump. For
181example,
182
183p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 02000001
184
185schedules a request for listing all available services of all service
186discovery protocols and requests this to be sent to all discovered
187peers (note: this can result in long response frames). The pending
188requests are sent during device discovery (see p2p_find).
189
190Only a single pending wildcard query is supported, but there can be
191multiple pending peer device specific queries (each will be sent in
192sequence whenever the peer is found).
193
194This command returns an identifier for the pending query (e.g.,
195"1f77628") that can be used to cancel the request. Directed requests
196will be automatically removed when the specified peer has replied to
197it.
198
199For UPnP, an alternative command format can be used to specify a
200single query TLV (i.e., a service discovery for a specific UPnP
201service):
202
203p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 upnp <version hex> <ST: from M-SEARCH>
204
205For example:
206
207p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 upnp 10 urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:InternetGatewayDevice:1
208
209Additional examples for queries:
210
211# list of all Bonjour services
212p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 02000101
213
214# list of all UPnP services
215p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 02000201
216
217# list of all WS-Discovery services
218p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 02000301
219
220# list of all Bonjour and UPnP services
221p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 0200010102000202
222
223# Apple File Sharing over TCP
224p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 130001010b5f6166706f766572746370c00c000c01
225
226# Bonjour SSTH (supported service type hash)
227p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 05000101000000
228
229# UPnP examples
230p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 upnp 10 ssdp:all
231p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 upnp 10 upnp:rootdevice
232p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 upnp 10 urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:ContentDirectory:2
233p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 upnp 10 uuid:6859dede-8574-59ab-9332-123456789012
234p2p_serv_disc_req 00:00:00:00:00:00 upnp 10 urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:InternetGatewayDevice:1
235
236p2p_serv_disc_cancel_req <query identifier>
237
238Cancel a pending P2P service discovery request. This command takes a
239single parameter: identifier for the pending query (the value returned
240by p2p_serv_disc_req, e.g., "p2p_serv_disc_cancel_req 1f77628".
241
242p2p_serv_disc_resp
243
244Reply to a service discovery query. This command takes following
245parameters: frequency in MHz, destination address, dialog token,
246response TLV(s). The first three parameters are copied from the
247request event. For example, "p2p_serv_disc_resp 2437 02:40:61:c2:f3:b7
2481 0300000101". This command is used only if external program is used
249to process the request (see p2p_serv_disc_external).
250
251p2p_service_update
252
253Indicate that local services have changed. This is used to increment
254the P2P service indicator value so that peers know when previously
255cached information may have changed. This is only needed when external
256service discovery processing is enabled since the commands to
257pre-configure services for internal processing will increment the
258indicator automatically.
259
260p2p_serv_disc_external <0|1>
261
262Configure external processing of P2P service requests: 0 (default) =
263no external processing of requests (i.e., internal code will process
264each request based on pre-configured services), 1 = external
265processing of requests (external program is responsible for replying
266to service discovery requests with p2p_serv_disc_resp). Please note
267that there is quite strict limit on how quickly the response needs to
268be transmitted, so use of the internal processing is strongly
269recommended.
270
271p2p_service_add bonjour <query hexdump> <RDATA hexdump>
272
273Add a local Bonjour service for internal SD query processing.
274
275Examples:
276
277# AFP Over TCP (PTR)
278p2p_service_add bonjour 0b5f6166706f766572746370c00c000c01 074578616d706c65c027
279# AFP Over TCP (TXT) (RDATA=null)
280p2p_service_add bonjour 076578616d706c650b5f6166706f766572746370c00c001001 00
281
282# IP Printing over TCP (PTR) (RDATA=MyPrinter._ipp._tcp.local.)
283p2p_service_add bonjour 045f697070c00c000c01 094d795072696e746572c027
284# IP Printing over TCP (TXT) (RDATA=txtvers=1,pdl=application/postscript)
285p2p_service_add bonjour 096d797072696e746572045f697070c00c001001 09747874766572733d311a70646c3d6170706c69636174696f6e2f706f7374736372797074
286
287# Supported Service Type Hash (SSTH)
288p2p_service_add bonjour 000000 <32-byte bitfield as hexdump>
289(note: see P2P spec Annex E.4 for information on how to construct the bitfield)
290
291p2p_service_del bonjour <query hexdump>
292
293Remove a local Bonjour service from internal SD query processing.
294
295p2p_service_add upnp <version hex> <service>
296
297Add a local UPnP service for internal SD query processing.
298
299Examples:
300
301p2p_service_add upnp 10 uuid:6859dede-8574-59ab-9332-123456789012::upnp:rootdevice
302p2p_service_add upnp 10 uuid:5566d33e-9774-09ab-4822-333456785632::upnp:rootdevice
303p2p_service_add upnp 10 uuid:1122de4e-8574-59ab-9322-333456789044::urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:ContentDirectory:2
304p2p_service_add upnp 10 uuid:5566d33e-9774-09ab-4822-333456785632::urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:ContentDirectory:2
305p2p_service_add upnp 10 uuid:6859dede-8574-59ab-9332-123456789012::urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:InternetGatewayDevice:1
306
307p2p_service_del upnp <version hex> <service>
308
309Remove a local UPnP service from internal SD query processing.
310
311p2p_service_flush
312
313Remove all local services from internal SD query processing.
314
315Invitation
316
317p2p_invite [persistent=<network id>|group=<group ifname>] [peer=address]
318 [go_dev_addr=address]
319
320Invite a peer to join a group (e.g., group=wlan1) or to reinvoke a
321persistent group (e.g., persistent=4). If the peer device is the GO of
322the persisten group, the peer parameter is not needed. Otherwise it is
323used to specify which device to invite. go_dev_addr parameter can be
324used to override the GO device address for Invitation Request should
325it be not known for some reason (this should not be needed in most
326cases).
327
328Group Operations
329
330(These are used on the group interface.)
331
332wps_pin <any|address> <PIN>
333
334Start WPS PIN method. This allows a single WPS Enrollee to connect to
335the AP/GO. This is used on the GO when a P2P client joins an existing
336group. The second parameter is the address of the Enrollee or a string
337"any" to allow any station to use the entered PIN (which will restrict
338the PIN for one-time-use). PIN is the Enrollee PIN read either from a
339label or display on the P2P Client/WPS Enrollee.
340
341wps_pbc
342
343Start WPS PBC method (i.e., push the button). This allows a single WPS
344Enrollee to connect to the AP/GO. This is used on the GO when a P2P
345client joins an existing group.
346
347p2p_get_passphrase
348
349Get the passphrase for a group (only available when acting as a GO).
350
351p2p_presence_req [<duration> <interval>] [<duration> <interval>]
352
353Send a P2P Presence Request to the GO (this is only available when
354acting as a P2P client). If no duration/interval pairs are given, the
355request indicates that this client has no special needs for GO
356presence. the first parameter pair gives the preferred duration and
357interval values in microseconds. If the second pair is included, that
358indicates which value would be acceptable.
359
360Parameters
361
362p2p_ext_listen [<period> <interval>]
363
364Configure Extended Listen Timing. If the parameters are omitted, this
365feature is disabled. If the parameters are included, Listen State will
366be entered every interval msec for at least period msec. Both values
367have acceptable range of 1-65535 (with interval obviously having to be
368larger than or equal to duration). If the P2P module is not idle at
369the time the Extended Listen Timing timeout occurs, the Listen State
370operation will be skipped.
371
372The configured values will also be advertised to other P2P Devices. The
373received values are available in the p2p_peer command output:
374
375ext_listen_period=100 ext_listen_interval=5000
376
377p2p_set <field> <value>
378
379Change dynamic P2P parameters
380
381p2p_set discoverability <0/1>
382
383Disable/enable advertisement of client discoverability. This is
384enabled by default and this parameter is mainly used to allow testing
385of device discoverability.
386
387p2p_set managed <0/1>
388
389Disable/enable managed P2P Device operations. This is disabled by
390default.
391
392p2p_set listen_channel <1/6/11>
393
394Set P2P Listen channel. This is mainly meant for testing purposes and
395changing the Listen channel during normal operations can result in
396protocol failures.
397
398p2p_set ssid_postfix <postfix>
399
400Set postfix string to be added to the automatically generated P2P SSID
401(DIRECT-<two random characters>). For example, postfix of "-testing"
402could result in the SSID becoming DIRECT-ab-testing.
403
404set <field> <value>
405
406Set global configuration parameters which may also affect P2P
407operations. The format on these parameters is same as is used in
408wpa_supplicant.conf. Only the parameters listen here should be
409changed. Modifying other parameters may result in incorrect behavior
410since not all existing users of the parameters are updated.
411
412set uuid <UUID>
413
414Set WPS UUID (by default, this is generated based on the MAC address).
415
416set device_name <device name>
417
418Set WPS Device Name (also included in some P2P messages).
419
420set manufacturer <manufacturer>
421
422Set WPS Manufacturer.
423
424set model_name <model name>
425
426Set WPS Model Name.
427
428set model_number <model number>
429
430Set WPS Model Number.
431
432set serial_number <serial number>
433
434Set WPS Serial Number.
435
436set device_type <device type>
437
438Set WPS Device Type.
439
440set os_version <OS version>
441
442Set WPS OS Version.
443
444set config_methods <config methods>
445
446Set WPS Configuration Methods.
447
448set sec_device_type <device type>
449
450Add a new Secondary Device Type.
451
452set p2p_go_intent <GO intent>
453
454Set the default P2P GO Intent. Note: This value can be overridden in
455p2p_connect command and as such, there should be no need to change the
456default value here during normal operations.
457
458set p2p_ssid_postfix <P2P SSID postfix>
459
460Set P2P SSID postfix.
461
462set persistent_reconnect <0/1>
463
464Disable/enabled persistent reconnect for reinvocation of persistent
465groups. If enabled, invitations to reinvoke a persistent group will be
466accepted without separate authorization (e.g., user interaction).
467
468set country <two character country code>
469
470Set country code (this is included in some P2P messages).
471
472Status
473
474p2p_peers [discovered]
475
476List P2P Device Addresses of all the P2P peers we know. The optional
477"discovered" parameter filters out the peers that we have not fully
478discovered, i.e., which we have only seen in a received Probe Request
479frame.
480
481p2p_peer <P2P Device Address>
482
483Fetch information about a known P2P peer.
484
485Group Status
486
487(These are used on the group interface.)
488
489status
490
491Show status information (connection state, role, use encryption
492parameters, IP address, etc.).
493
494sta
495
496Show information about an associated station (when acting in AP/GO role).
497
498all_sta
499
500Lists the currently associated stations.
501
502Configuration data
503
504list_networks
505
506Lists the configured networks, including stored information for
507persistent groups. The identifier in this list is used with
508p2p_group_add and p2p_invite to indicate which persistent group is to
509be reinvoked.
510
511remove_network <network id>
512
513Remove a network entry from configuration.
514
515
516wpa_cli action script
517---------------------
518
519See examples/p2p-action.sh
520
521TODO: describe DHCP/DNS setup
522TODO: cross-connection