HCICONFIG(1)

NAME
hciconfig - Configure Bluetooth devices

SYNOPSIS

hciconfig -h

hciconfig [-a]

hciconfig [-a] hciX [COMMAND [PARAMETERS]]

DESCRIPTION

hciconfig(1) is used to configure Bluetooth devices. hciX is the name of a Bluetooth device installed in the system. If hciX is not given, hciconfig prints name and basic information about all the Bluetooth devices installed in the system.

If hciX is given but no command is given, it prints basic information on device hciX only. Basic information is interface type, BD address, ACL MTU, SCO MTU, flags (up, init, running, raw, page scan enabled, inquiry scan enabled, inquiry, authentication enabled, encryption enabled).

OPTIONS

-a, --all
    Print features, packet type, link policy, link mode, class, Version other than the basic info.

-h, --help
    Show help options

COMMANDS

up  Open and initialize HCI device.

down
    Close HCI device.

reset
    Reset HCI device.

rstat
    Reset statistic counters.

auth
    Enable authentication (sets device to security mode 3).

noauth
    Disable authentication.

encrypt
    Enable encryption (sets device to security mode 3).

noencrypt
    Disable encryption.

secmgr
    Enable security manager (current kernel support is limited).

nosecmgr
    Disable security manager.

piscan
    Enable page and inquiry scan.

noscan
    Disable page and inquiry scan.

iscan
    Enable inquiry scan, disable page scan.

pscan
    Enable page scan, disable inquiry scan.

ptype [type]
    With no type , displays the current packet types. Otherwise, all the packet types specified by type are set. type is a comma-separated list of packet types, where the possible packet types are DM1, DM3, DM5, DH1, DH3, DH5, HV1, HV2, HV3.

name [name]
    With no name, prints local name. Otherwise, sets local name to name.

class [class]
    With no class, prints class of device. Otherwise, sets class of device to class. class is a 24-bit hex number describing the class of device, as specified in section 1.2 of the Bluetooth Assigned Numers document.

voice [voice]
    With no voice, prints voice setting. Otherwise, sets voice setting to voice. voice is a 16-bit hex number describing the voice setting.

iac [iac]
    With no iac, prints the current IAC setting. Otherwise, sets the IAC to iac.

inqtpl [level]
    With no level, prints out the current inquiry transmit power level. Otherwise, sets inquiry transmit power level to level.

inqmode [mode]
    With no mode, prints out the current inquiry mode. Otherwise, sets inquiry mode to mode.
    mode | Description
    0 | Standard Inquiry
    1 | Inquiry with RSSI
    2 | Inquiry with RSSI or Extended Inquiry

inqdata [data]
    With no data, prints out the current inquiry data. Otherwise, sets inquiry data to data.

inqtype [type]
    With no type, prints out the current inquiry scan type. Otherwise, sets inquiry scan type to type.

inqparams [win:int]
    With no win:int, prints inquiry scan window and interval. Otherwise, sets inquiry scan window to win slots and inquiry scan interval to int slots.

pageparms [win:int]
    With no win:int, prints page scan window and interval. Otherwise, sets page scan window to win slots and page scan interval to int slots.

pageto [to]
    With no to, prints page timeout. Otherwise, sets page timeout to to slots.

afhmode [mode]
    With no mode, prints out the current AFH mode. Otherwise, sets AFH mode to mode.
    mode | Description
    0 | Enable
    1 | Disable

sspmode [mode]
    With no mode, prints out the current Simple Pairing mode. Otherwise, sets Simple Pairing mode to mode.
    mode | Description
    0 | Enable
    1 | Disable

aclmtu mtu:pkt
    Sets ACL MTU to mtu bytes and ACL buffer size to pkt packets.

scomtu mtu:pkt
    Sets SCO MTU to mtu bytes and SCO buffer size to pkt packets.

delkey <bdaddr>
    This command deletes the stored link key for bdaddr from the device.

oobdata
    Get local OOB data (invalidates previously read data).

commands
    Display supported commands.

features
    Display device features.

version
    Display version information.

revision
    Display revision information.

lm [mode]
    With no mode, prints link mode. CENTRAL or PERIPHERAL mean, respectively, to ask to become central or to remain peripheral when a connection request comes in. The additional keyword ACCEPT means that baseband connections will be accepted even if there are no listening AF_BLUETOOTH sockets. mode is NONE or a comma-separated list of keywords, where possible keywords are CENTRAL and ACCEPT. NONE sets link policy to the default behaviour of remaining peripheral and not accepting baseband connections when there are no listening AF_BLUETOOTH sockets. If CENTRAL is present, the device will ask to become central if a connection request comes in. If ACCEPT is present, the device will accept baseband connections even when there are no listening AF_BLUETOOTH sockets.

block <bdaddr>
    Add a device to the reject list

unblock <bdaddr>
    Remove a device from the reject list

lerandaddr <bdaddr>
    Set LE Random Address

leadv [type]
    Enable LE Advertising.
    type | Description
    0 | Connectable undirected advertising (default)
    3 | Non connectable undirected advertising

noleadv
    Disable LE Advertising

lestates
    Display the supported LE states

RESOURCES

http://www.bluez.org

REPORTING BUGS

linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org

AUTHOR
Maxim Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com>, Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>, Fabrizio Gennari <fabrizio.gennari@philips.com>

COPYRIGHT
Free use of this software is granted under ther terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licenses (LGPL).