Comprehensive Guide to Bluetooth HCI Configuration

Explore the full range of commands and configurations available with hciconfig for managing Bluetooth Host Controller Interface (HCI) settings.

Learn how to open, close, reset, enable authentication and encryption, set scan modes, configure device parameters, and more with hciconfig.

hciconfig -a <hci0> up

hciconfig -a <hci0> down

hciconfig -a <hci0> reset

hciconfig -a <hci0> rstat

hciconfig -a <hci0> auth

hciconfig -a <hci0> noauth

hciconfig -a <hci0> encrypt

hciconfig -a <hci0> noencrypt

hciconfig -a <hci0> piscan

hciconfig -a <hci0> noscan

hciconfig -a <hci0>  iscan

hciconfig -a <hci0> pscan

hciconfig -a <hci0> ptype      [type]

hciconfig -a <hci0> lm         [mode]

hciconfig -a <hci0> lp         [policy]

hciconfig -a <hci0> name       [name]

hciconfig -a <hci0> class      [class]

hciconfig -a <hci0> voice      [voice]

hciconfig -a <hci0> iac        [iac]

hciconfig -a <hci0> nqtpl     [level]

hciconfig -a <hci0> inqmode    [mode]

hciconfig -a <hci0> inqdata    [data]

hciconfig -a <hci0> inqtype    [type]

hciconfig -a <hci0> inqparms   [win:int]

hciconfig -a <hci0> pageparms  [win:int]

hciconfig -a <hci0> ageto     [to]

hciconfig -a <hci0> afhmode    [mode]

hciconfig -a <hci0> sspmode    [mode]

hciconfig -a <hci0> clmtu     <mtu:pkt>

hciconfig -a <hci0> scomtu     <mtu:pkt>

hciconfig -a <hci0> delkey     <bdaddr>

hciconfig -a <hci0> oobdata

hciconfig -a <hci0> commands

hciconfig -a <hci0> eatures

hciconfig -a <hci0> version

hciconfig -a <hci0> revision

hciconfig -a <hci0> block      <bdaddr>

hciconfig -a <hci0> unblock    <bdaddr>

hciconfig -a <hci0> lerandaddr <bdaddr>

hciconfig -a <hci0> leadv      [type]

hciconfig get commands