Network Configuration Setting Specification

Configuration Settings
Secret flag types

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
name
string
802-1x
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
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', 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.
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 NULL 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.
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.
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.
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 NULL byte.
phase1-peapver
string
Forces which PEAP version is used when PEAP is set as the EAP method in '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.
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-fast-provisioning
string
Enables or disables in-line provisioning of EAP-FAST credentials when FAST is specified as the EAP method in the #NMSetting8021x:eap property. Allowed 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.
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 phase2 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 currentlysupported: 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 NULL 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-subject-match
string
Substring to be matched against the subject of the certificate presented by the authentication server during the inner 'phase2' authentication. When unset, no verification of the authentication server certificate's subject is performed.
phase2-altsubject-matches
array of string
[]
List of strings to be matched against 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-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 NULL byte.
password
string
Password used for EAP authentication methods.
password-flags
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the 802.1x password. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)
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 NULL 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 NULL 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.
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
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the 802.1x private key password. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)
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 NULL 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 NULL 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 'private-key' property when the phase2 private key either uses the path scheme, or if the phase2 private key is a PKCS#12 format key.
phase2-private-key-password-flags
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the 802.1x phase2 private key password. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)
system-ca-certs
boolean
FALSE
When TRUE, overrides '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.


Table 2. bluetooth setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
bluetooth
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
bdaddr
byte array
[]
The Bluetooth address of the device
type
string
Either 'dun' for Dial-Up Networking connections or 'panu' for Personal Area Networking connections.


Table 3. cdma setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
cdma
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
number
string
Number to dial when establishing a PPP data session with the CDMA-based mobile broadband network. If not specified, the default number (#777) is used when required.
username
string
Username used to authenticate with the network, if required. Note that many providers do not require a username or accept any username.
password
string
Password used to authenticate with the network, if required. Note that many providers do not require a password or accept any password.
password-flags
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the CDMA password. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)


Table 4. connection setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
connection
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
id
string
User-readable connection identifier/name. Must be one or more characters and may change over the lifetime of the connection if the user decides to rename it.
uuid
string
Universally unique connection identifier. Must be in the format '2815492f-7e56-435e-b2e9-246bd7cdc664' (ie, contains only hexadecimal characters and '-'). The UUID 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 user changes the connection's 'id', but should be recreated when the WiFi SSID, mobile broadband network provider, or the connection type changes.
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).
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 array. 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 (if present) must be ignored and is reserved for future use. All of [type], [id], and [reserved] must be valid UTF-8.
autoconnect
boolean
TRUE
If TRUE, NetworkManager will activate this connection when its network resources are available. If FALSE, the connection must be manually activated by the user or some other mechanism.
timestamp
uint64
0
Timestamp (in seconds since the Unix Epoch) that the connection was last successfully activated. Settings services should update the connection timestamp periodically when the connection is active to ensure that an active connection has the latest timestamp.
read-only
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, the connection is read-only and cannot be changed by the user or any other mechanism. This is normally set for system connections whose plugin cannot yet write updated connections back out.


Table 5. gsm setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
gsm
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
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.
username
string
Username used to authenticate with the network, if required. Note that many providers do not require a username or accept any username.
password
string
Password used to authenticate with the network, if required. Note that many providers do not require a password or accept any password.
password-flags
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the GSM password. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)
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.
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.
network-type
int32
-1
Network preference to force the device to only use specific network technologies. The permitted values are: -1: any, 0: 3G only, 1: GPRS/EDGE only, 2: prefer 3G, and 3: prefer 2G. Note that not all devices allow network preference control.
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
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the GSM SIM PIN. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)
allowed-bands
uint32
1
Bitfield of allowed frequency bands. Note that not all devices allow frequency band control.
home-only
boolean
FALSE
When TRUE, only connections to the home network will be allowed. Connections to roaming networks will not be made.


Table 6. ipv4 setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
ipv4
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
method
string
IPv4 configuration method. If 'auto' is specified then the appropriate automatic method (DHCP, PPP, etc) is used for the interface and most other properties can be left unset. If 'link-local' is specified, then a link-local address in the 169.254/16 range will be assigned to the interface. If 'manual' is specified, static IP addressing is used and at least one IP address must be given in the 'addresses' property. If 'shared' is specified (indicating that this connection will provide network access to other computers) then the interface is assigned an address in the 10.42.x.1/24 range and a DHCP and forwarding DNS server are started, and the interface is NAT-ed to the current default network connection. 'disabled' means IPv4 will not be used on this connection. This property must be set.
dns
array of uint32
[]
List of DNS servers (network byte order). For the 'auto' method, these DNS servers are appended to those (if any) returned by automatic configuration. DNS servers cannot be used with the 'shared', 'link-local', or 'disabled' methods as there is no usptream network. In all other methods, these DNS servers are used as the only DNS servers for this connection.
dns-search
array of string
[]
List of DNS search domains. For the 'auto' method, these search domains are appended to those returned by automatic configuration. Search domains cannot be used with the 'shared', 'link-local', or 'disabled' methods as there is no upstream network. In all other methods, these search domains are used as the only search domains for this connection.
addresses
array of array of uint32
[]
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. For the 'auto' method, given IP addresses are appended to those returned by automatic configuration. Addresses cannot be used with the 'shared', 'link-local', or 'disabled' methods as addressing is either automatic or disabled with these methods.
routes
array of array of uint32
[]
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. For the 'auto' method, given IP routes are appended to those returned by automatic configuration. Routes cannot be used with the 'shared', 'link-local', or 'disabled', methods as there is no upstream network.
ignore-auto-routes
boolean
FALSE
When the 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.
ignore-auto-dns
boolean
FALSE
When the 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.
dhcp-client-id
string
A string sent to the DHCP server to identify the local machine which the DHCP server may use to cusomize the DHCP lease and options.
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 empty and this property is TRUE, the current persistent hostname of the computer is sent.
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.
never-default
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, this connection will never be the default IPv4 connection, meaning it will never be assigned the default route by NetworkManager.
may-fail
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, allow overall network configuration to proceed even if IPv4 configuration 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 allows the overall network configuration to succeed if IPv4 configuration fails but IPv6 configuration completes successfully.


Table 7. ipv6 setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
ipv6
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
method
string
IPv6 configuration method. If 'auto' is specified then the appropriate automatic method (PPP, router advertisement, etc) is used for the device and most other properties can be left unset. To force the use of DHCP only, specify 'dhcp'; this method is only valid for ethernet-based hardware. If 'link-local' is specified, then an IPv6 link-local address will be assigned to the interface. If 'manual' is specified, static IP addressing is used and at least one IP address must be given in the 'addresses' property. If 'ignored' is specified, IPv6 configuration is not done. This property must be set. NOTE: the 'shared' methodis not yet supported.
dns
array of byte array
[]
Array of DNS servers, where each member of the array is a byte array containing the IPv6 address of the DNS server (in network byte order). For the 'auto' method, these DNS servers are appended to those (if any) returned by automatic configuration. DNS servers cannot be used with the 'shared' or 'link-local' methods as there is no usptream network. In all other methods, these DNS servers are used as the only DNS servers for this connection.
dns-search
array of string
[]
List of DNS search domains. For the 'auto' method, these search domains are appended to those returned by automatic configuration. Search domains cannot be used with the 'shared' or 'link-local' methods as there is no upstream network. In all other methods, these search domains are used as the only search domains for this connection.
addresses
array of (byte array, uint32, byte array)
[]
Array of IPv6 address structures. Each IPv6 address structure is composed of 3 members, the first being a byte array containing the IPv6 address (network byte order), the second a 32-bit integer containing the IPv6 address prefix, and the third a byte array containing the IPv6 address (network byte order) of the gateway associated with this address, if any. If no gateway is given, the third element should be given as all zeros. For the 'auto' method, given IP addresses are appended to those returned by automatic configuration. Addresses cannot be used with the 'shared' or 'link-local' methods as the interface is automatically assigned an address with these methods.
routes
array of (byte array, uint32, byte array, uint32)
[]
Array of IPv6 route structures. Each IPv6 route structure is composed of 4 members; the first being the destination IPv6 network or address (network byte order) as a byte array, the second the destination network or address IPv6 prefix, the third being the next-hop IPv6 address (network byte order) if any, and the fourth being the route metric. For the 'auto' method, given IP routes are appended to those returned by automatic configuration. Routes cannot be used with the 'shared' or 'link-local' methods because there is no upstream network.
ignore-auto-routes
boolean
FALSE
When the method is set to 'auto' or 'dhcp' and this property is set to TRUE, automatically configured routes are ignored and only routes specified in the 'routes' property, if any, are used.
ignore-auto-dns
boolean
FALSE
When the method is set to 'auto' or 'dhcp' and this property is set 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.
never-default
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, this connection will never be the default IPv6 connection, meaning it will never be assigned the default IPv6 route by NetworkManager.
may-fail
boolean
TRUE
If TRUE, allow overall network configuration to proceed even if IPv6 configuration times out. Note that at least one IP configuration must succeed or overall network configuration will still fail. For example, in IPv4-only networks, setting this property to TRUE allows the overall network configuration to succeed if IPv6 configuration fails but IPv4 configuration completes successfully.


Table 8. 802-11-olpc-mesh setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
802-11-olpc-mesh
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
ssid
byte array
[]
SSID of the mesh network to join.
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 the request.


Table 9. ppp setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
ppp
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
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.
refuse-eap
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, the EAP authentication method will not be used.
refuse-pap
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, the PAP authentication method will not be used.
refuse-chap
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, the CHAP 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.
nobsdcomp
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, BSD compression will not be requested.
nodeflate
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, 'deflate' compression will not be requested.
no-vj-comp
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, Van Jacobsen TCP header compression will not be requested.
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.
mppe-stateful
boolean
FALSE
If TRUE, stateful MPPE is used. See pppd documentation for more information on stateful MPPE.
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.
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.
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.
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.


Table 10. pppoe setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
pppoe
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
service
string
If specified, instruct PPPoE to only initiate sessions with access concentrators that provide the specified serivce. 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.
password
string
Password used to authenticate with the PPPoE service.
password-flags
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the PPPoE password. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)


Table 11. serial setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
serial
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
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.
parity
gchar
110
Parity setting of the serial port. Either 'E' for even parity, 'o' for odd parity, or 'n' for no parity.
stopbits
uint32
1
Number of stop bits for communication on the serial port. Either 1 or 2. The 1 in '8n1' for example.
send-delay
uint64
0
Time to delay between each byte sent to the modem, in microseconds.


Table 12. vpn setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
vpn
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
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.
data
dict of (string::string)
[ ]
Dictionary of key/value pairs of VPN plugin specific data. Both keys and values must be strings.
secrets
dict of (string::string)
[ ]
Dictionary of key/value pairs of VPN plugin specific secrets like passwords or private keys. Both keys and values must be strings.


Table 13. wimax setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
wimax
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
network-name
string
Network Service Provider (NSP) name of the WiMAX network this connection should use.
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).


Table 14. 802-3-ethernet setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
802-3-ethernet
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
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.
speed
uint32
0
If non-zero, request that the device use only the specified speed. In Mbit/s, ie 100 == 100Mbit/s.
duplex
string
If specified, request that the device only use the specified duplex mode. Either 'half' or 'full'.
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.
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).
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.
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.
s390-subchannels
array of string
[]
Identifies specific subchannels that this network device uses for communcation 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.
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::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.


Table 15. 802-11-wireless setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
802-11-wireless
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
ssid
byte array
[]
SSID of the WiFi network. Must be specified.
mode
string
WiFi network mode; one of 'infrastructure' or 'adhoc'. If blank, infrastructure is assumed.
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 WiFi 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.
channel
uint32
0
Wireless channel to use for the WiFi connection. The device will only join (or create for Ad-Hoc networks) a WiFi network on the specified channel. Because channel numbers overlap between bands, this property also requires the 'band' property to be set.
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.
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.
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.
mac-address
byte array
[]
If specified, this connection will only apply to the WiFi device whose permanent MAC address matches. This property does not change the MAC address of the device (i.e. MAC spoofing).
cloned-mac-address
byte array
[]
If specified, request that the WiFi device use this MAC address instead of its permanent MAC address. This is known as MAC cloning or spoofing.
mac-address-blacklist
array of string
[]
If specified, this connection will never apply to the WiFi 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.
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 WiFI network. NetworkManager internally tracks previously seen BSSIDs so this property is no longer of much use.
security
string
If the wireless connection has any security restrictions, like 802.1x, WEP, or WPA, set this property to '802-11-wireless-security' and ensure the connection contains a valid 802-11-wireless-security setting.


Table 16. 802-11-wireless-security setting

Key Name Value Type Default Value Value Description
name
string
802-11-wireless-security
The setting's name; these names are defined by the specification and cannot be changed after the object has been created. Each setting class has a name, and all objects of that class share the same name.
key-mgmt
string
Key management used for the connection. One of 'none' (WEP), 'ieee8021x' (Dynamic WEP), 'wpa-none' (WPA-PSK Ad-Hoc), 'wpa-psk' (infrastructure WPA-PSK), or 'wpa-eap' (WPA-Enterprise). This property must be set for any WiFi connection that uses security.
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.
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.
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.
pairwise
array of string
[]
If specified, will only connect to WPA networks that provide the specified pairwise encryption capabilities. Each element may be one of 'wep40', 'wep104', 'tkip', or 'ccmp'.
group
array of string
[]
If specified, will only connect to WPA networks that provide the specified group/multicast encryption capabilities. Each element may be one of 'wep40', 'wep104', 'tkip', or 'ccmp'.
leap-username
string
The login username for legacy LEAP connections (ie, key-mgmt = 'ieee8021x' and auth-alg = 'leap').
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-key-flags
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the WEP keys. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)
wep-key-type
uint32
0
Controls the interpretation of WEP keys. Allowed values are 1 (interpret WEP keys as hexadecimal or ASCII keys) or 2 (interpret WEP keys as WEP Passphrases). If set to 1 and the keys are hexadecimal, they must be either 10 or 26 characters in length. If set to 1 and the keys are ASCII keys, they must be either 5 or 13 characters in length. If set to 2, the passphrase is hashed using the de-facto MD5 method to derive the actual WEP key.
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 WiFi network.
psk-flags
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the WPA PSK key. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)
leap-password
string
The login password for legacy LEAP connections (ie, key-mgmt = 'ieee8021x' and auth-alg = 'leap').
leap-password-flags
uint32
0
Flags indicating how to handle the LEAP password. (see the section called “Secret flag types” for flag values)