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Feature Configuration Guide for NXP-based Wireless Modules on i.MX 8M Quad EVK
2.4.2 Configure WPA2 for the AP using open source supplicant
This section shows the hostapd configuration used to configure WPA2 security and start
the Access Point using open source supplicant.
Create the configuration file
Configure WPA2 for open source supplicant:
root@imx8mqevk:~# nano /etc/hostapd-wpa2.conf
Configuration file content:
interface=uap0
hw_mode=g
channel=0
country_code=US
ssid=NXP_Demo
auth_algs=1
ieee80211n=1
wpa=2
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
wpa_passphrase=123456789
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