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Wireless access point on ubuntu server install

Frst

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hostapd

01 Edit

sudo nano /etc/default/hostapd
add
DAEMON_CONF=”/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf”

02 Create file

sudo mkdir /etc/hostapd
sudo nano /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
add
interface=wlp2s0
bridge=br0
driver=nl80211
ssid=Gonly
hw_mode=g
channel=1
ieee80211d=1
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=1
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0
wpa=3
wpa_passphrase=123password123
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP

03 Start

start
sudo /usr/sbin/hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

Permanent start
sudo update-rc.d hostapd enable


 sudo service hostapd start
 sudo service hostapd stop
 sudo service hostapd restart
 sudo service hostapd rtatus

Wireless on off

sudo ifconfig wlp2s0 up
sudo ifconfig wlp2s0 down