pywax 0.1.0

Netgear WAX access point Python library and CLI

pywax

Python library and CLI for managing Netgear WAX access points via their local HTTPS management API.

Installation

pip install "pywax @ git+https://github.com/pschmitt/pywax"

Or run without installing via uvx:

uvx --from "pywax @ git+https://github.com/pschmitt/pywax" wax --help

Configuration

Credentials can be provided via environment variables or /etc/wax/credentials:

# /etc/wax/credentials
WAX_HOST=10.5.0.3
WAX_USERNAME=admin
WAX_PASSWORD=your-password

CLI usage

wax info                          # device facts
wax ssid                          # list all SSIDs
wax ssid --psk                    # include pre-shared keys
wax ssid set SSID1 --enable       # enable an SSID
wax ssid set brkn-lan --hide      # hide SSID from beacons
wax ssid set SSID1 --psk new-psk  # change passphrase
wax ssid set SSID1 --auth-type wpa2_wpa3 --encryption aes

Library usage

from pywax import WaxClient

with WaxClient("10.5.0.3", password="secret") as client:
    facts = client.get_facts()
    ssids = client.get_ssids()

Credits

API discovery based on the excellent work by rroller in the netgear Home Assistant integration.

License

GPL-3.0-or-later