# Network Configuration Setting Specification

This part documents the properties and value types of each "Setting" object that composes the basic unit of NetworkManager configuration, the "Connection". Each Connection object is simply a dictionary mapping setting names (like "wimax" or "bluetooth") to a dictionary of key/value pairs that represents each itself.

## Configuration Settings

Table 1. 802-1x setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    altsubject-matches

    array of string

    []

List of strings to be matched against the altSubjectName of the certificate presented by the authentication server. If the list is empty, no verification of the server certificate's altSubjectName is performed.

    anonymous-identity

    string

Anonymous identity string for EAP authentication methods. Used as the unencrypted identity with EAP types that support different tunneled identity like EAP-TTLS.

    ca-cert

    byte array

Contains the CA certificate if used by the EAP method specified in the "eap" property. Certificate data is specified using a "scheme"; two are currently supported: blob and path. When using the blob scheme (which is backwards compatible with NM 0.7.x) this property should be set to the certificate's DER encoded data. When using the path scheme, this property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the certificate, prefixed with the string "file://" and ending with a terminating NUL byte. This property can be unset even if the EAP method supports CA certificates, but this allows man-in-the-middle attacks and is NOT recommended.

    ca-path

    string

UTF-8 encoded path to a directory containing PEM or DER formatted certificates to be added to the verification chain in addition to the certificate specified in the "ca-cert" property.

    client-cert

    byte array

Contains the client certificate if used by the EAP method specified in the "eap" property. Certificate data is specified using a "scheme"; two are currently supported: blob and path. When using the blob scheme (which is backwards compatible with NM 0.7.x) this property should be set to the certificate's DER encoded data. When using the path scheme, this property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the certificate, prefixed with the string "file://" and ending with a terminating NUL byte.

    eap

    array of string

    []

The allowed EAP method to be used when authenticating to the network with 802.1x. Valid methods are: "leap", "md5", "tls", "peap", "ttls", "pwd", and "fast". Each method requires different configuration using the properties of this setting; refer to wpa_supplicant documentation for the allowed combinations.

    identity

    string

Identity string for EAP authentication methods. Often the user's user or login name.

    name

    string

    802-1x

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    pac-file

    string

UTF-8 encoded file path containing PAC for EAP-FAST.

    password

    string

UTF-8 encoded password used for EAP authentication methods. If both the "password" property and the "password-raw" property are specified, "password" is preferred.

    password-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "password" property.

    password-raw

    byte array

Password used for EAP authentication methods, given as a byte array to allow passwords in other encodings than UTF-8 to be used. If both the "password" property and the "password-raw" property are specified, "password" is preferred.

    password-raw-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "password-raw" property.

    phase1-fast-provisioning

    string

Enables or disables in-line provisioning of EAP-FAST credentials when FAST is specified as the EAP method in the "eap" property. Recognized values are "0" (disabled), "1" (allow unauthenticated provisioning), "2" (allow authenticated provisioning), and "3" (allow both authenticated and unauthenticated provisioning). See the wpa_supplicant documentation for more details.

    phase1-peaplabel

    string

Forces use of the new PEAP label during key derivation. Some RADIUS servers may require forcing the new PEAP label to interoperate with PEAPv1. Set to "1" to force use of the new PEAP label. See the wpa_supplicant documentation for more details.

    phase1-peapver

    string

Forces which PEAP version is used when PEAP is set as the EAP method in the "eap" property. When unset, the version reported by the server will be used. Sometimes when using older RADIUS servers, it is necessary to force the client to use a particular PEAP version. To do so, this property may be set to "0" or "1" to force that specific PEAP version.

    phase2-altsubject-matches

    array of string

    []

List of strings to be matched against the altSubjectName of the certificate presented by the authentication server during the inner "phase 2" authentication. If the list is empty, no verification of the server certificate's altSubjectName is performed.

    phase2-auth

    string

Specifies the allowed "phase 2" inner non-EAP authentication methods when an EAP method that uses an inner TLS tunnel is specified in the "eap" property. Recognized non-EAP "phase 2" methods are "pap", "chap", "mschap", "mschapv2", "gtc", "otp", "md5", and "tls". Each "phase 2" inner method requires specific parameters for successful authentication; see the wpa_supplicant documentation for more details.

    phase2-autheap

    string

Specifies the allowed "phase 2" inner EAP-based authentication methods when an EAP method that uses an inner TLS tunnel is specified in the "eap" property. Recognized EAP-based "phase 2" methods are "md5", "mschapv2", "otp", "gtc", and "tls". Each "phase 2" inner method requires specific parameters for successful authentication; see the wpa_supplicant documentation for more details.

    phase2-ca-cert

    byte array

Contains the "phase 2" CA certificate if used by the EAP method specified in the "phase2-auth" or "phase2-autheap" properties. Certificate data is specified using a "scheme"; two are currently supported: blob and path. When using the blob scheme (which is backwards compatible with NM 0.7.x) this property should be set to the certificate's DER encoded data. When using the path scheme, this property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the certificate, prefixed with the string "file://" and ending with a terminating NUL byte. This property can be unset even if the EAP method supports CA certificates, but this allows man-in-the-middle attacks and is NOT recommended.

    phase2-ca-path

    string

UTF-8 encoded path to a directory containing PEM or DER formatted certificates to be added to the verification chain in addition to the certificate specified in the "phase2-ca-cert" property.

    phase2-client-cert

    byte array

Contains the "phase 2" client certificate if used by the EAP method specified in the "phase2-auth" or "phase2-autheap" properties. Certificate data is specified using a "scheme"; two are currently supported: blob and path. When using the blob scheme (which is backwards compatible with NM 0.7.x) this property should be set to the certificate's DER encoded data. When using the path scheme, this property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the certificate, prefixed with the string "file://" and ending with a terminating NUL byte. This property can be unset even if the EAP method supports CA certificates, but this allows man-in-the-middle attacks and is NOT recommended.

    phase2-private-key

    byte array

Contains the "phase 2" inner private key when the "phase2-auth" or "phase2-autheap" property is set to "tls". Key data is specified using a "scheme"; two are currently supported: blob and path. When using the blob scheme and private keys, this property should be set to the key's encrypted PEM encoded data. When using private keys with the path scheme, this property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the key, prefixed with the string "file://" and ending with a terminating NUL byte. When using PKCS#12 format private keys and the blob scheme, this property should be set to the PKCS#12 data and the "phase2-private-key-password" property must be set to password used to decrypt the PKCS#12 certificate and key. When using PKCS#12 files and the path scheme, this property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the key, prefixed with the string "file://" and and ending with a terminating NUL byte, and as with the blob scheme the "phase2-private-key-password" property must be set to the password used to decode the PKCS#12 private key and certificate.

    phase2-private-key-password

    string

The password used to decrypt the "phase 2" private key specified in the "phase2-private-key" property when the private key either uses the path scheme, or is a PKCS#12 format key.

    phase2-private-key-password-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "phase2-private-key-password" property.

    phase2-subject-match

    string

Substring to be matched against the subject of the certificate presented by the authentication server during the inner "phase 2" authentication. When unset, no verification of the authentication server certificate's subject is performed.

    pin

    string

PIN used for EAP authentication methods.

    pin-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "pin" property.

    private-key

    byte array

Contains the private key when the "eap" property is set to "tls". Key data is specified using a "scheme"; two are currently supported: blob and path. When using the blob scheme and private keys, this property should be set to the key's encrypted PEM encoded data. When using private keys with the path scheme, this property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the key, prefixed with the string "file://" and ending with a terminating NUL byte. When using PKCS#12 format private keys and the blob scheme, this property should be set to the PKCS#12 data and the "private-key-password" property must be set to password used to decrypt the PKCS#12 certificate and key. When using PKCS#12 files and the path scheme, this property should be set to the full UTF-8 encoded path of the key, prefixed with the string "file://" and and ending with a terminating NUL byte, and as with the blob scheme the "private-key-password" property must be set to the password used to decode the PKCS#12 private key and certificate. WARNING: "private-key" is not a "secret" property, and thus unencrypted private key data using the BLOB scheme may be readable by unprivileged users. Private keys should always be encrypted with a private key password to prevent unauthorized access to unencrypted private key data.

    private-key-password

    string

The password used to decrypt the private key specified in the "private-key" property when the private key either uses the path scheme, or if the private key is a PKCS#12 format key.

    private-key-password-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "private-key-password" property.

    subject-match

    string

Substring to be matched against the subject of the certificate presented by the authentication server. When unset, no verification of the authentication server certificate's subject is performed.

    system-ca-certs

    boolean

    FALSE

When TRUE, overrides the "ca-path" and "phase2-ca-path" properties using the system CA directory specified at configure time with the --system-ca-path switch. The certificates in this directory are added to the verification chain in addition to any certificates specified by the "ca-cert" and "phase2-ca-cert" properties. If the path provided with --system-ca-path is rather a file name (bundle of trusted CA certificates), it overrides "ca-cert" and "phase2-ca-cert" properties instead (sets ca_cert/ca_cert2 options for wpa_supplicant).

Table 2. adsl setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    encapsulation

    string

Encapsulation of ADSL connection. Can be "vcmux" or "llc".

    name

    string

    adsl

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    password

    string

Password used to authenticate with the ADSL service.

    password-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "password" property.

    protocol

    string

ADSL connection protocol. Can be "pppoa", "pppoe" or "ipoatm".

    username

    string

Username used to authenticate with the ADSL service.

    vci

    uint32

    0

VCI of ADSL connection

    vpi

    uint32

    0

VPI of ADSL connection

Table 3. bluetooth setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    bdaddr

    byte array

The Bluetooth address of the device.

    name

    string

    bluetooth

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    type

    string

Either "dun" for Dial-Up Networking connections or "panu" for Personal Area Networking connections to devices supporting the NAP profile.

Table 4. bond setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    interface-name

    string

Deprecated in favor of connection.interface-name, but can be used for backward-compatibility with older daemons, to set the bond's interface name.

    name

    string

    bond

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    options

    dict of string to string

    {'mode': 'balance-rr'}

Dictionary of key/value pairs of bonding options. Both keys and values must be strings. Option names must contain only alphanumeric characters (ie, [a-zA-Z0-9]).

Table 5. bridge setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    ageing-time

    uint32

    300

The Ethernet MAC address aging time, in seconds.

    forward-delay

    uint32

    15

The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) forwarding delay, in seconds.

    hello-time

    uint32

    2

The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) hello time, in seconds.

    interface-name

    string

Deprecated in favor of connection.interface-name, but can be used for backward-compatibility with older daemons, to set the bridge's interface name.

    mac-address

    byte array

If specified, the MAC address of bridge. When creating a new bridge, this MAC address will be set. When matching an existing (outside NetworkManager created) bridge, this MAC address must match.

    max-age

    uint32

    20

The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) maximum message age, in seconds.

    name

    string

    bridge

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    priority

    uint32

    32768

Sets the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) priority for this bridge. Lower values are "better"; the lowest priority bridge will be elected the root bridge.

    stp

    boolean

    TRUE

Controls whether Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is enabled for this bridge.

Table 6. bridge-port setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    hairpin-mode

    boolean

    FALSE

Enables or disabled "hairpin mode" for the port, which allows frames to be sent back out through the port the frame was received on.

    name

    string

    bridge-port

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    path-cost

    uint32

    100

The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) port cost for destinations via this port.

    priority

    uint32

    32

The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) priority of this bridge port.

Table 7. cdma setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    name

    string

    cdma

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    number

    string

The number to dial to establish the connection to the CDMA-based mobile broadband network, if any. If not specified, the default number (#777) is used when required.

    password

    string

The password used to authenticate with the network, if required. Many providers do not require a password, or accept any password. But if a password is required, it is specified here.

    password-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "password" property.

    username

    string

The username used to authenticate with the network, if required. Many providers do not require a username, or accept any username. But if a username is required, it is specified here.

Table 8. connection setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    autoconnect

    boolean

    TRUE

Whether or not the connection should be automatically connected by NetworkManager when the resources for the connection are available. TRUE to automatically activate the connection, FALSE to require manual intervention to activate the connection.

    autoconnect-priority

    int32

    0

The autoconnect priority. If the connection is set to autoconnect, connections with higher priority will be preferred. Defaults to 0. The higher number means higher priority.

    autoconnect-slaves

    NMSettingConnectionAutoconnectSlaves (int32)

Whether or not slaves of this connection should be automatically brought up when NetworkManager activates this connection. This only has a real effect for master connections. The permitted values are: 0: leave slave connections untouched, 1: activate all the slave connections with this connection, -1: default. If -1 (default) is set, global connection.autoconnect-slaves is read to determine the real value. If it is default as well, this fallbacks to 0.

    gateway-ping-timeout

    uint32

    0

If greater than zero, delay success of IP addressing until either the timeout is reached, or an IP gateway replies to a ping.

    id

    string

A human readable unique identifier for the connection, like "Work Wi-Fi" or "T-Mobile 3G".

    interface-name

    string

The name of the network interface this connection is bound to. If not set, then the connection can be attached to any interface of the appropriate type (subject to restrictions imposed by other settings). For software devices this specifies the name of the created device. For connection types where interface names cannot easily be made persistent (e.g. mobile broadband or USB Ethernet), this property should not be used. Setting this property restricts the interfaces a connection can be used with, and if interface names change or are reordered the connection may be applied to the wrong interface.

    master

    string

Interface name of the master device or UUID of the master connection.

    metered

    NMMetered (int32)

Whether the connection is metered.

    name

    string

    connection

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    permissions

    array of string

    []

An array of strings defining what access a given user has to this connection. If this is NULL or empty, all users are allowed to access this connection. Otherwise a user is allowed to access this connection if and only if they are in this list. Each entry is of the form "[type]:[id]:[reserved]"; for example, "user:dcbw:blah". At this time only the "user" [type] is allowed. Any other values are ignored and reserved for future use. [id] is the username that this permission refers to, which may not contain the ":" character. Any [reserved] information present must be ignored and is reserved for future use. All of [type], [id], and [reserved] must be valid UTF-8.

    read-only

    boolean

    FALSE

FALSE if the connection can be modified using the provided settings service's D-Bus interface with the right privileges, or TRUE if the connection is read-only and cannot be modified.

    secondaries

    array of string

    []

List of connection UUIDs that should be activated when the base connection itself is activated. Currently only VPN connections are supported.

    slave-type

    string

Setting name of the device type of this slave's master connection (eg, "bond"), or NULL if this connection is not a slave.

    timestamp

    uint64

    0

The time, in seconds since the Unix Epoch, that the connection was last _successfully_ fully activated. NetworkManager updates the connection timestamp periodically when the connection is active to ensure that an active connection has the latest timestamp. The property is only meant for reading (changes to this property will not be preserved).

    type

    string

Base type of the connection. For hardware-dependent connections, should contain the setting name of the hardware-type specific setting (ie, "802-3-ethernet" or "802-11-wireless" or "bluetooth", etc), and for non-hardware dependent connections like VPN or otherwise, should contain the setting name of that setting type (ie, "vpn" or "bridge", etc).

    uuid

    string

A universally unique identifier for the connection, for example generated with libuuid. It should be assigned when the connection is created, and never changed as long as the connection still applies to the same network. For example, it should not be changed when the "id" property or NMSettingIP4Config changes, but might need to be re-created when the Wi-Fi SSID, mobile broadband network provider, or "type" property changes. The UUID must be in the format "2815492f-7e56-435e-b2e9-246bd7cdc664" (ie, contains only hexadecimal characters and "-").

    zone

    string

The trust level of a the connection. Free form case-insensitive string (for example "Home", "Work", "Public"). NULL or unspecified zone means the connection will be placed in the default zone as defined by the firewall.

Table 9. dcb setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    app-fcoe-flags

    NMSettingDcbFlags (uint32)

Specifies the NMSettingDcbFlags for the DCB FCoE application. Flags may be any combination of NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ENABLE (0x1), NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ADVERTISE (0x2), and NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_WILLING (0x4).

    app-fcoe-mode

    string

    "fabric"

The FCoE controller mode; either "fabric" (default) or "vn2vn".

    app-fcoe-priority

    int32

    -1

The highest User Priority (0 - 7) which FCoE frames should use, or -1 for default priority. Only used when the "app-fcoe-flags" property includes the NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ENABLE (0x1) flag.

    app-fip-flags

    NMSettingDcbFlags (uint32)

Specifies the NMSettingDcbFlags for the DCB FIP application. Flags may be any combination of NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ENABLE (0x1), NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ADVERTISE (0x2), and NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_WILLING (0x4).

    app-fip-priority

    int32

    -1

The highest User Priority (0 - 7) which FIP frames should use, or -1 for default priority. Only used when the "app-fip-flags" property includes the NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ENABLE (0x1) flag.

    app-iscsi-flags

    NMSettingDcbFlags (uint32)

Specifies the NMSettingDcbFlags for the DCB iSCSI application. Flags may be any combination of NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ENABLE (0x1), NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ADVERTISE (0x2), and NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_WILLING (0x4).

    app-iscsi-priority

    int32

    -1

The highest User Priority (0 - 7) which iSCSI frames should use, or -1 for default priority. Only used when the "app-iscsi-flags" property includes the NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ENABLE (0x1) flag.

    name

    string

    dcb

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    priority-bandwidth

    array of uint32

    [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

An array of 8 uint values, where the array index corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) and the value indicates the percentage of bandwidth of the priority's assigned group that the priority may use. The sum of all percentages for priorities which belong to the same group must total 100 percent.

    priority-flow-control

    array of uint32

    [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

An array of 8 boolean values, where the array index corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) and the value indicates whether or not the corresponding priority should transmit priority pause.

    priority-flow-control-flags

    NMSettingDcbFlags (uint32)

Specifies the NMSettingDcbFlags for DCB Priority Flow Control (PFC). Flags may be any combination of NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ENABLE (0x1), NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ADVERTISE (0x2), and NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_WILLING (0x4).

    priority-group-bandwidth

    array of uint32

    [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

An array of 8 uint values, where the array index corresponds to the Priority Group ID (0 - 7) and the value indicates the percentage of link bandwidth allocated to that group. Allowed values are 0 - 100, and the sum of all values must total 100 percent.

    priority-group-flags

    NMSettingDcbFlags (uint32)

Specifies the NMSettingDcbFlags for DCB Priority Groups. Flags may be any combination of NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ENABLE (0x1), NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_ADVERTISE (0x2), and NM_SETTING_DCB_FLAG_WILLING (0x4).

    priority-group-id

    array of uint32

    [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

An array of 8 uint values, where the array index corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) and the value indicates the Priority Group ID. Allowed Priority Group ID values are 0 - 7 or 15 for the unrestricted group.

    priority-strict-bandwidth

    array of uint32

    [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

An array of 8 boolean values, where the array index corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) and the value indicates whether or not the priority may use all of the bandwidth allocated to its assigned group.

    priority-traffic-class

    array of uint32

    [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

An array of 8 uint values, where the array index corresponds to the User Priority (0 - 7) and the value indicates the traffic class (0 - 7) to which the priority is mapped.

Table 10. generic setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    name

    string

    generic

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

Table 11. gsm setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    apn

    string

The GPRS Access Point Name specifying the APN used when establishing a data session with the GSM-based network. The APN often determines how the user will be billed for their network usage and whether the user has access to the Internet or just a provider-specific walled-garden, so it is important to use the correct APN for the user's mobile broadband plan. The APN may only be composed of the characters a-z, 0-9, ., and - per GSM 03.60 Section 14.9.

    home-only

    boolean

    FALSE

When TRUE, only connections to the home network will be allowed. Connections to roaming networks will not be made.

    name

    string

    gsm

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    network-id

    string

The Network ID (GSM LAI format, ie MCC-MNC) to force specific network registration. If the Network ID is specified, NetworkManager will attempt to force the device to register only on the specified network. This can be used to ensure that the device does not roam when direct roaming control of the device is not otherwise possible.

    number

    string

Number to dial when establishing a PPP data session with the GSM-based mobile broadband network. Many modems do not require PPP for connections to the mobile network and thus this property should be left blank, which allows NetworkManager to select the appropriate settings automatically.

    password

    string

The password used to authenticate with the network, if required. Many providers do not require a password, or accept any password. But if a password is required, it is specified here.

    password-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "password" property.

    pin

    string

If the SIM is locked with a PIN it must be unlocked before any other operations are requested. Specify the PIN here to allow operation of the device.

    pin-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "pin" property.

    username

    string

The username used to authenticate with the network, if required. Many providers do not require a username, or accept any username. But if a username is required, it is specified here.

Table 12. infiniband setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    mac-address

    byte array

If specified, this connection will only apply to the IPoIB device whose permanent MAC address matches. This property does not change the MAC address of the device (i.e. MAC spoofing).

    mtu

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, only transmit packets of the specified size or smaller, breaking larger packets up into multiple frames.

    name

    string

    infiniband

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    p-key

    int32

    -1

The InfiniBand P_Key to use for this device. A value of -1 means to use the default P_Key (aka "the P_Key at index 0"). Otherwise it is a 16-bit unsigned integer, whose high bit is set if it is a "full membership" P_Key.

    parent

    string

The interface name of the parent device of this device. Normally NULL, but if the "p_key" property is set, then you must specify the base device by setting either this property or "mac-address".

    transport-mode

    string

The IP-over-InfiniBand transport mode. Either "datagram" or "connected".

Table 13. ipv4 setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    address-data

    array of vardict

Array of IPv4 addresses. Each address dictionary contains at least 'address' and 'prefix' entries, containing the IP address as a string, and the prefix length as a uint32. Additional attributes may also exist on some addresses.

    addresses

    array of array of uint32

    []

Deprecated in favor of the 'address-data' and 'gateway' properties, but this can be used for backward-compatibility with older daemons. Note that if you send this property the daemon will ignore 'address-data' and 'gateway'. Array of IPv4 address structures. Each IPv4 address structure is composed of 3 32-bit values; the first being the IPv4 address (network byte order), the second the prefix (1 - 32), and last the IPv4 gateway (network byte order). The gateway may be left as 0 if no gateway exists for that subnet.

    dhcp-client-id

    string

A string sent to the DHCP server to identify the local machine which the DHCP server may use to customize the DHCP lease and options.

    dhcp-hostname

    string

If the "dhcp-send-hostname" property is TRUE, then the specified name will be sent to the DHCP server when acquiring a lease.

    dhcp-send-hostname

    boolean

    TRUE

If TRUE, a hostname is sent to the DHCP server when acquiring a lease. Some DHCP servers use this hostname to update DNS databases, essentially providing a static hostname for the computer. If the "dhcp-hostname" property is NULL and this property is TRUE, the current persistent hostname of the computer is sent.

    dns

    array of uint32

    []

Array of IP addresses of DNS servers (as network-byte-order integers)

    dns-search

    array of string

    []

Array of DNS search domains.

    gateway

    string

The gateway associated with this configuration. This is only meaningful if "addresses" is also set.

    ignore-auto-dns

    boolean

    FALSE

When "method" is set to "auto" and this property to TRUE, automatically configured nameservers and search domains are ignored and only nameservers and search domains specified in the "dns" and "dns-search" properties, if any, are used.

    ignore-auto-routes

    boolean

    FALSE

When "method" is set to "auto" and this property to TRUE, automatically configured routes are ignored and only routes specified in the "routes" property, if any, are used.

    may-fail

    boolean

    TRUE

If TRUE, allow overall network configuration to proceed even if the configuration specified by this property times out. Note that at least one IP configuration must succeed or overall network configuration will still fail. For example, in IPv6-only networks, setting this property to TRUE on the NMSettingIP4Config allows the overall network configuration to succeed if IPv4 configuration fails but IPv6 configuration completes successfully.

    method

    string

IP configuration method. NMSettingIP4Config and NMSettingIP6Config both support "auto", "manual", and "link-local". See the subclass-specific documentation for other values. In general, for the "auto" method, properties such as "dns" and "routes" specify information that is added on to the information returned from automatic configuration. The "ignore-auto-routes" and "ignore-auto-dns" properties modify this behavior. For methods that imply no upstream network, such as "shared" or "link-local", these properties must be empty.

    name

    string

    ipv4

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    never-default

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, this connection will never be the default connection for this IP type, meaning it will never be assigned the default route by NetworkManager.

    route-data

    array of vardict

Array of IPv4 routes. Each route dictionary contains at least 'dest' and 'prefix' entries, containing the destination IP address as a string, and the prefix length as a uint32. Most routes will also have a 'gateway' entry, containing the gateway IP address as a string. If the route has a 'metric' entry (containing a uint32), that will be used as the metric for the route (otherwise NM will pick a default value appropriate to the device). Additional attributes may also exist on some routes.

    route-metric

    int64

    -1

The default metric for routes that don't explicitly specify a metric. The default value -1 means that the metric is choosen automatically based on the device type. The metric applies to dynamic routes, manual (static) routes that don't have an explicit metric setting, address prefix routes, and the default route. Note that for IPv6, the kernel accepts zero (0) but coerces it to 1024 (user default). Hence, setting this property to zero effectively mean setting it to 1024. For IPv4, zero is a regular value for the metric.

    routes

    array of array of uint32

    []

Deprecated in favor of the 'route-data' property, but this can be used for backward-compatibility with older daemons. Note that if you send this property the daemon will ignore 'route-data'. Array of IPv4 route structures. Each IPv4 route structure is composed of 4 32-bit values; the first being the destination IPv4 network or address (network byte order), the second the destination network or address prefix (1 - 32), the third being the next-hop (network byte order) if any, and the fourth being the route metric. If the metric is 0, NM will choose an appropriate default metric for the device. (There is no way to explicitly specify an actual metric of 0 with this property.)

Table 14. ipv6 setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    address-data

    array of vardict

Array of IPv6 addresses. Each address dictionary contains at least 'address' and 'prefix' entries, containing the IP address as a string, and the prefix length as a uint32. Additional attributes may also exist on some addresses.

    addresses

    array of legacy IPv6 address struct (a(ayuay))

    []

Deprecated in favor of the 'address-data' and 'gateway' properties, but this can be used for backward-compatibility with older daemons. Note that if you send this property the daemon will ignore 'address-data' and 'gateway'. Array of IPv6 address structures. Each IPv6 address structure is composed of an IPv6 address, a prefix length (1 - 128), and an IPv6 gateway address. The gateway may be zeroed out if no gateway exists for that subnet.

    dhcp-hostname

    string

If the "dhcp-send-hostname" property is TRUE, then the specified name will be sent to the DHCP server when acquiring a lease.

    dhcp-send-hostname

    boolean

    TRUE

If TRUE, a hostname is sent to the DHCP server when acquiring a lease. Some DHCP servers use this hostname to update DNS databases, essentially providing a static hostname for the computer. If the "dhcp-hostname" property is NULL and this property is TRUE, the current persistent hostname of the computer is sent.

    dns

    array of byte array

    []

Array of IP addresses of DNS servers (in network byte order)

    dns-search

    array of string

    []

Array of DNS search domains.

    gateway

    string

The gateway associated with this configuration. This is only meaningful if "addresses" is also set.

    ignore-auto-dns

    boolean

    FALSE

When "method" is set to "auto" and this property to TRUE, automatically configured nameservers and search domains are ignored and only nameservers and search domains specified in the "dns" and "dns-search" properties, if any, are used.

    ignore-auto-routes

    boolean

    FALSE

When "method" is set to "auto" and this property to TRUE, automatically configured routes are ignored and only routes specified in the "routes" property, if any, are used.

    ip6-privacy

    NMSettingIP6ConfigPrivacy (int32)

Configure IPv6 Privacy Extensions for SLAAC, described in RFC4941. If enabled, it makes the kernel generate a temporary IPv6 address in addition to the public one generated from MAC address via modified EUI-64. This enhances privacy, but could cause problems in some applications, on the other hand. The permitted values are: -1: unknown, 0: disabled, 1: enabled (prefer public address), 2: enabled (prefer temporary addresses). Having a per-connection setting set to "-1" (unknown) means fallback to global configuration "ipv6.ip6-privacy". If also global configuration is unspecified or set to "-1", fallback to read "/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/default/use_tempaddr".

    may-fail

    boolean

    TRUE

If TRUE, allow overall network configuration to proceed even if the configuration specified by this property times out. Note that at least one IP configuration must succeed or overall network configuration will still fail. For example, in IPv6-only networks, setting this property to TRUE on the NMSettingIP4Config allows the overall network configuration to succeed if IPv4 configuration fails but IPv6 configuration completes successfully.

    method

    string

IP configuration method. NMSettingIP4Config and NMSettingIP6Config both support "auto", "manual", and "link-local". See the subclass-specific documentation for other values. In general, for the "auto" method, properties such as "dns" and "routes" specify information that is added on to the information returned from automatic configuration. The "ignore-auto-routes" and "ignore-auto-dns" properties modify this behavior. For methods that imply no upstream network, such as "shared" or "link-local", these properties must be empty.

    name

    string

    ipv6

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    never-default

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, this connection will never be the default connection for this IP type, meaning it will never be assigned the default route by NetworkManager.

    route-data

    array of vardict

Array of IPv6 routes. Each route dictionary contains at least 'dest' and 'prefix' entries, containing the destination IP address as a string, and the prefix length as a uint32. Most routes will also have a 'next-hop' entry, containing the next hop IP address as a string. If the route has a 'metric' entry (containing a uint32), that will be used as the metric for the route (otherwise NM will pick a default value appropriate to the device). Additional attributes may also exist on some routes.

    route-metric

    int64

    -1

The default metric for routes that don't explicitly specify a metric. The default value -1 means that the metric is choosen automatically based on the device type. The metric applies to dynamic routes, manual (static) routes that don't have an explicit metric setting, address prefix routes, and the default route. Note that for IPv6, the kernel accepts zero (0) but coerces it to 1024 (user default). Hence, setting this property to zero effectively mean setting it to 1024. For IPv4, zero is a regular value for the metric.

    routes

    array of legacy IPv6 route struct (a(ayuayu))

    []

Deprecated in favor of the 'route-data' property, but this can be used for backward-compatibility with older daemons. Note that if you send this property the daemon will ignore 'route-data'. Array of IPv6 route structures. Each IPv6 route structure is composed of an IPv6 address, a prefix length (1 - 128), an IPv6 next hop address (which may be zeroed out if there is no next hop), and a metric. If the metric is 0, NM will choose an appropriate default metric for the device.

Table 15. 802-11-olpc-mesh setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    channel

    uint32

    0

Channel on which the mesh network to join is located.

    dhcp-anycast-address

    byte array

Anycast DHCP MAC address used when requesting an IP address via DHCP. The specific anycast address used determines which DHCP server class answers the request.

    name

    string

    802-11-olpc-mesh

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    ssid

    byte array

SSID of the mesh network to join.

Table 16. ppp setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    baud

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, instruct pppd to set the serial port to the specified baudrate. This value should normally be left as 0 to automatically choose the speed.

    crtscts

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, specify that pppd should set the serial port to use hardware flow control with RTS and CTS signals. This value should normally be set to FALSE.

    lcp-echo-failure

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, instruct pppd to presume the connection to the peer has failed if the specified number of LCP echo-requests go unanswered by the peer. The "lcp-echo-interval" property must also be set to a non-zero value if this property is used.

    lcp-echo-interval

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, instruct pppd to send an LCP echo-request frame to the peer every n seconds (where n is the specified value). Note that some PPP peers will respond to echo requests and some will not, and it is not possible to autodetect this.

    mppe-stateful

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, stateful MPPE is used. See pppd documentation for more information on stateful MPPE.

    mru

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, instruct pppd to request that the peer send packets no larger than the specified size. If non-zero, the MRU should be between 128 and 16384.

    mtu

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, instruct pppd to send packets no larger than the specified size.

    name

    string

    ppp

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    no-vj-comp

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, Van Jacobsen TCP header compression will not be requested.

    noauth

    boolean

    TRUE

If TRUE, do not require the other side (usually the PPP server) to authenticate itself to the client. If FALSE, require authentication from the remote side. In almost all cases, this should be TRUE.

    nobsdcomp

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, BSD compression will not be requested.

    nodeflate

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, "deflate" compression will not be requested.

    refuse-chap

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, the CHAP authentication method will not be used.

    refuse-eap

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, the EAP authentication method will not be used.

    refuse-mschap

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, the MSCHAP authentication method will not be used.

    refuse-mschapv2

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, the MSCHAPv2 authentication method will not be used.

    refuse-pap

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, the PAP authentication method will not be used.

    require-mppe

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, MPPE (Microsoft Point-to-Point Encrpytion) will be required for the PPP session. If either 64-bit or 128-bit MPPE is not available the session will fail. Note that MPPE is not used on mobile broadband connections.

    require-mppe-128

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, 128-bit MPPE (Microsoft Point-to-Point Encrpytion) will be required for the PPP session, and the "require-mppe" property must also be set to TRUE. If 128-bit MPPE is not available the session will fail.

Table 17. pppoe setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    name

    string

    pppoe

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    password

    string

Password used to authenticate with the PPPoE service.

    password-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "password" property.

    service

    string

If specified, instruct PPPoE to only initiate sessions with access concentrators that provide the specified service. For most providers, this should be left blank. It is only required if there are multiple access concentrators or a specific service is known to be required.

    username

    string

Username used to authenticate with the PPPoE service.

Table 18. serial setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    baud

    uint32

    57600

Speed to use for communication over the serial port. Note that this value usually has no effect for mobile broadband modems as they generally ignore speed settings and use the highest available speed.

    bits

    uint32

    8

Byte-width of the serial communication. The 8 in "8n1" for example.

    name

    string

    serial

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    parity

    byte

The connection parity: 69 (ASCII 'E') for even parity, 111 (ASCII 'o') for odd, 110 (ASCII 'n') for none.

    send-delay

    uint64

    0

Time to delay between each byte sent to the modem, in microseconds.

    stopbits

    uint32

    1

Number of stop bits for communication on the serial port. Either 1 or 2. The 1 in "8n1" for example.

Table 19. team setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    config

    string

The JSON configuration for the team network interface. The property should contain raw JSON configuration data suitable for teamd, because the value is passed directly to teamd. If not specified, the default configuration is used. See man teamd.conf for the format details.

    interface-name

    string

Deprecated in favor of connection.interface-name, but can be used for backward-compatibility with older daemons, to set the team's interface name.

    name

    string

    team

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

Table 20. team-port setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    config

    string

The JSON configuration for the team port. The property should contain raw JSON configuration data suitable for teamd, because the value is passed directly to teamd. If not specified, the default configuration is used. See man teamd.conf for the format details.

    name

    string

    team-port

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

Table 21. vlan setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    egress-priority-map

    array of string

    []

For outgoing packets, a list of mappings from Linux SKB priorities to 802.1p priorities. The mapping is given in the format "from:to" where both "from" and "to" are unsigned integers, ie "7:3".

    flags

    NMVlanFlags (uint32)

One or more flags which control the behavior and features of the VLAN interface. Flags include NM_VLAN_FLAG_REORDER_HEADERS (0x1) (reordering of output packet headers), NM_VLAN_FLAG_GVRP (0x2) (use of the GVRP protocol), and NM_VLAN_FLAG_LOOSE_BINDING (0x4) (loose binding of the interface to its master device's operating state).

    id

    uint32

    0

The VLAN identifier that the interface created by this connection should be assigned.

    ingress-priority-map

    array of string

    []

For incoming packets, a list of mappings from 802.1p priorities to Linux SKB priorities. The mapping is given in the format "from:to" where both "from" and "to" are unsigned integers, ie "7:3".

    interface-name

    string

Deprecated in favor of connection.interface-name, but can be used for backward-compatibility with older daemons, to set the vlan's interface name.

    name

    string

    vlan

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    parent

    string

If given, specifies the parent interface name or parent connection UUID from which this VLAN interface should be created. If this property is not specified, the connection must contain an "802-3-ethernet" setting with a "mac-address" property.

Table 22. vpn setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    data

    dict of string to string

    {}

Dictionary of key/value pairs of VPN plugin specific data. Both keys and values must be strings.

    name

    string

    vpn

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    persistent

    boolean

    FALSE

If the VPN service supports persistence, and this property is TRUE, the VPN will attempt to stay connected across link changes and outages, until explicitly disconnected.

    secrets

    dict of string to string

    {}

Dictionary of key/value pairs of VPN plugin specific secrets like passwords or private keys. Both keys and values must be strings.

    service-type

    string

D-Bus service name of the VPN plugin that this setting uses to connect to its network. i.e. org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc for the vpnc plugin.

    user-name

    string

If the VPN connection requires a user name for authentication, that name should be provided here. If the connection is available to more than one user, and the VPN requires each user to supply a different name, then leave this property empty. If this property is empty, NetworkManager will automatically supply the username of the user which requested the VPN connection.

Table 23. wimax setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    mac-address

    byte array

If specified, this connection will only apply to the WiMAX device whose MAC address matches. This property does not change the MAC address of the device (known as MAC spoofing).

    name

    string

    wimax

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    network-name

    string

Network Service Provider (NSP) name of the WiMAX network this connection should use.

Table 24. 802-3-ethernet setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    auto-negotiate

    boolean

    TRUE

If TRUE, allow auto-negotiation of port speed and duplex mode. If FALSE, do not allow auto-negotiation, in which case the "speed" and "duplex" properties should be set.

    cloned-mac-address

    byte array

If specified, request that the device use this MAC address instead of its permanent MAC address. This is known as MAC cloning or spoofing.

    duplex

    string

If specified, request that the device only use the specified duplex mode. Either "half" or "full".

    mac-address

    byte array

If specified, this connection will only apply to the Ethernet device whose permanent MAC address matches. This property does not change the MAC address of the device (i.e. MAC spoofing).

    mac-address-blacklist

    array of string

    []

If specified, this connection will never apply to the Ethernet device whose permanent MAC address matches an address in the list. Each MAC address is in the standard hex-digits-and-colons notation (00:11:22:33:44:55).

    mtu

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, only transmit packets of the specified size or smaller, breaking larger packets up into multiple Ethernet frames.

    name

    string

    802-3-ethernet

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    port

    string

Specific port type to use if multiple the device supports multiple attachment methods. One of "tp" (Twisted Pair), "aui" (Attachment Unit Interface), "bnc" (Thin Ethernet) or "mii" (Media Independent Interface. If the device supports only one port type, this setting is ignored.

    s390-nettype

    string

s390 network device type; one of "qeth", "lcs", or "ctc", representing the different types of virtual network devices available on s390 systems.

    s390-options

    dict of string to string

    {}

Dictionary of key/value pairs of s390-specific device options. Both keys and values must be strings. Allowed keys include "portno", "layer2", "portname", "protocol", among others. Key names must contain only alphanumeric characters (ie, [a-zA-Z0-9]).

    s390-subchannels

    array of string

    []

Identifies specific subchannels that this network device uses for communication with z/VM or s390 host. Like the "mac-address" property for non-z/VM devices, this property can be used to ensure this connection only applies to the network device that uses these subchannels. The list should contain exactly 3 strings, and each string may only be composed of hexadecimal characters and the period (.) character.

    speed

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, request that the device use only the specified speed. In Mbit/s, ie 100 == 100Mbit/s.

    wake-on-lan

    uint32

    1

The NMSettingWiredWakeOnLan options to enable. Not all devices support all options. May be any combination of NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_PHY (0x2), NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_UNICAST (0x4), NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_MULTICAST (0x8), NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_BROADCAST (0x10), NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_ARP (0x20), NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_MAGIC (0x40) or the special values NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_DEFAULT (0x1) (to use global settings) and NM_SETTING_WIRED_WAKE_ON_LAN_IGNORE (0x8000) (to disable management of Wake-on-LAN in NetworkManager).

    wake-on-lan-password

    string

If specified, the password used with magic-packet-based Wake-on-LAN, represented as an Ethernet MAC address. If NULL, no password will be required.

Table 25. 802-11-wireless setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    band

    string

802.11 frequency band of the network. One of "a" for 5GHz 802.11a or "bg" for 2.4GHz 802.11. This will lock associations to the Wi-Fi network to the specific band, i.e. if "a" is specified, the device will not associate with the same network in the 2.4GHz band even if the network's settings are compatible. This setting depends on specific driver capability and may not work with all drivers.

    bssid

    byte array

If specified, directs the device to only associate with the given access point. This capability is highly driver dependent and not supported by all devices. Note: this property does not control the BSSID used when creating an Ad-Hoc network and is unlikely to in the future.

    channel

    uint32

    0

Wireless channel to use for the Wi-Fi connection. The device will only join (or create for Ad-Hoc networks) a Wi-Fi network on the specified channel. Because channel numbers overlap between bands, this property also requires the "band" property to be set.

    cloned-mac-address

    byte array

If specified, request that the Wi-Fi device use this MAC address instead of its permanent MAC address. This is known as MAC cloning or spoofing.

    hidden

    boolean

    FALSE

If TRUE, indicates this network is a non-broadcasting network that hides its SSID. In this case various workarounds may take place, such as probe-scanning the SSID for more reliable network discovery. However, these workarounds expose inherent insecurities with hidden SSID networks, and thus hidden SSID networks should be used with caution.

    mac-address

    byte array

If specified, this connection will only apply to the Wi-Fi device whose permanent MAC address matches. This property does not change the MAC address of the device (i.e. MAC spoofing).

    mac-address-blacklist

    array of string

    []

A list of permanent MAC addresses of Wi-Fi devices to which this connection should never apply. Each MAC address should be given in the standard hex-digits-and-colons notation (eg "00:11:22:33:44:55").

    mode

    string

Wi-Fi network mode; one of "infrastructure", "adhoc" or "ap". If blank, infrastructure is assumed.

    mtu

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, only transmit packets of the specified size or smaller, breaking larger packets up into multiple Ethernet frames.

    name

    string

    802-11-wireless

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    rate

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, directs the device to only use the specified bitrate for communication with the access point. Units are in Kb/s, ie 5500 = 5.5 Mbit/s. This property is highly driver dependent and not all devices support setting a static bitrate.

    security

    None

This property is deprecated, but can be set to the value '802-11-wireless-security' when a wireless security setting is also present in the connection dictionary, for compatibility with very old NetworkManager daemons.

    seen-bssids

    array of string

    []

A list of BSSIDs (each BSSID formatted as a MAC address like "00:11:22:33:44:55") that have been detected as part of the Wi-Fi network. NetworkManager internally tracks previously seen BSSIDs. The property is only meant for reading and reflects the BSSID list of NetworkManager. The changes you make to this property will not be preserved.

    ssid

    byte array

SSID of the Wi-Fi network. Must be specified.

    tx-power

    uint32

    0

If non-zero, directs the device to use the specified transmit power. Units are dBm. This property is highly driver dependent and not all devices support setting a static transmit power.

Table 26. 802-11-wireless-security setting

Key Name | Value Type | Default Value | Value Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

    auth-alg

    string

When WEP is used (ie, key-mgmt = "none" or "ieee8021x") indicate the 802.11 authentication algorithm required by the AP here. One of "open" for Open System, "shared" for Shared Key, or "leap" for Cisco LEAP. When using Cisco LEAP (ie, key-mgmt = "ieee8021x" and auth-alg = "leap") the "leap-username" and "leap-password" properties must be specified.

    group

    array of string

    []

A list of group/broadcast encryption algorithms which prevents connections to Wi-Fi networks that do not utilize one of the algorithms in the list. For maximum compatibility leave this property empty. Each list element may be one of "wep40", "wep104", "tkip", or "ccmp".

    key-mgmt

    string

Key management used for the connection. One of "none" (WEP), "ieee8021x" (Dynamic WEP), "wpa-none" (Ad-Hoc WPA-PSK), "wpa-psk" (infrastructure WPA-PSK), or "wpa-eap" (WPA-Enterprise). This property must be set for any Wi-Fi connection that uses security.

    leap-password

    string

The login password for legacy LEAP connections (ie, key-mgmt = "ieee8021x" and auth-alg = "leap").

    leap-password-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "leap-password" property.

    leap-username

    string

The login username for legacy LEAP connections (ie, key-mgmt = "ieee8021x" and auth-alg = "leap").

    name

    string

    802-11-wireless-security

The setting's name, which uniquely identifies the setting within the connection. Each setting type has a name unique to that type, for example "ppp" or "wireless" or "wired".

    pairwise

    array of string

    []

A list of pairwise encryption algorithms which prevents connections to Wi-Fi networks that do not utilize one of the algorithms in the list. For maximum compatibility leave this property empty. Each list element may be one of "tkip" or "ccmp".

    proto

    array of string

    []

List of strings specifying the allowed WPA protocol versions to use. Each element may be one "wpa" (allow WPA) or "rsn" (allow WPA2/RSN). If not specified, both WPA and RSN connections are allowed.

    psk

    string

Pre-Shared-Key for WPA networks. If the key is 64-characters long, it must contain only hexadecimal characters and is interpreted as a hexadecimal WPA key. Otherwise, the key must be between 8 and 63 ASCII characters (as specified in the 802.11i standard) and is interpreted as a WPA passphrase, and is hashed to derive the actual WPA-PSK used when connecting to the Wi-Fi network.

    psk-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "psk" property.

    wep-key-flags

    NMSettingSecretFlags (uint32)

Flags indicating how to handle the "wep-key0", "wep-key1", "wep-key2", and "wep-key3" properties.

    wep-key-type

    NMWepKeyType (uint32)

Controls the interpretation of WEP keys. Allowed values are NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_KEY (1), in which case the key is either a 10- or 26-character hexadecimal string, or a 5- or 13-character ASCII password; or NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_PASSPHRASE (2), in which case the passphrase is provided as a string and will be hashed using the de-facto MD5 method to derive the actual WEP key.

    wep-key0

    string

Index 0 WEP key. This is the WEP key used in most networks. See the "wep-key-type" property for a description of how this key is interpreted.

    wep-key1

    string

Index 1 WEP key. This WEP index is not used by most networks. See the "wep-key-type" property for a description of how this key is interpreted.

    wep-key2

    string

Index 2 WEP key. This WEP index is not used by most networks. See the "wep-key-type" property for a description of how this key is interpreted.

    wep-key3

    string

Index 3 WEP key. This WEP index is not used by most networks. See the "wep-key-type" property for a description of how this key is interpreted.

    wep-tx-keyidx

    uint32

    0

When static WEP is used (ie, key-mgmt = "none") and a non-default WEP key index is used by the AP, put that WEP key index here. Valid values are 0 (default key) through 3. Note that some consumer access points (like the Linksys WRT54G) number the keys 1 - 4.