pywax 0.1.3

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

Or run without installing:

uv run --with pywax python3 -m pywax --help

Configuration

Credentials are read from environment variables or /etc/wax/credentials:

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

Environment variables (WAX_HOST, WAX_USERNAME, WAX_PASSWORD) take precedence over the file.

CLI usage

wax info                          # device facts

wax wifi                          # list all SSIDs
wax wifi --psk                    # include pre-shared keys
wax wifi SSID1                    # show details for SSID1
wax wifi brkn-lan                 # look up by SSID name

wax wifi SSID1 on                 # enable
wax wifi SSID1 off                # disable
wax wifi SSID1 toggle             # flip enabled state
wax wifi SSID1 hide               # hide from beacons
wax wifi SSID1 show               # unhide
wax wifi SSID1 psk s3cr3t         # set passphrase

wifi can be abbreviated as w, wlan, or ssid.

Library usage

from pywax import WaxClient

with WaxClient("10.5.0.3", password="secret") as client:
    facts = client.get_facts()
    ssids = client.get_ssids()
    client.set_ssid("SSID1", {...})

Auth type reference

auth_type	Description
wpa2	WPA2-PSK only
wpa_wpa2	WPA + WPA2 mixed
wpa2_wpa3	WPA2-PSK + WPA3-SAE (transition)

Credits

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

License

GPL-3.0-or-later