Logging MAC address AND the SSID it connects to

[RChadwick]

I want to log all MAC addresses that connect, as well as which SSID they connect to (I have three). In the log, I see something like this:

Mon Feb 24 15:31:49 2025 daemon.info hostapd: phy0-ap2: STA d6:f7:ce:fa:f2:95 IEEE 802.11: authenticated

How can I log the SSID as well?

In a possibly related question, can I log ONLY this information?
Thanks!

[brada4]

You need to backtrack log or extract ssid-s frim iwinfo.

[RChadwick]

Thanks for the response, but that went way over my head.

[pavelgl]

An easy option with a similar effect would be to set custom device names for all wireless interfaces, e.g.

config wifi-iface 'some_iface'
	    option ssid 'MySSID1'
        option ifname 'myssid1-ap'
	...

Then in the logs, instead of phyX-apY: ..., you will see myssid1-ap: ...

[RChadwick]

That looks like it's working. Thanks!