The Beacons screen default view displays all the configured third-party beacons for all the sites managed by this ExtremeLocation Essentials account.
To add a third-party beacon:
icon to load the Beacons screen.
icon on the top right of the screen.
The Onboard Third-Party Beacon dialog appears.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter the name of your third-party beacon. Use the name to uniquely identify this beacon among others. |
| Description | Enter a brief description for this beacon. Your description should enable you to uniquely identify this beacon among similar beacons. |
| Site | Use the drop-down list to select the site in which this third-party beacon will be deployed. Once you select the site where this beacon will be deployed, the dialog expands to display more fields. |
| UUID | Enter the universally unique identifier (UUID) of your third-party beacon. |
| Major Version | Enter a UUID Major Version value between 1 and 65535. |
| Minor Version | Enter a UUID Minor Version value between 1 and 65535. |
Provide these additional details about your third-party beacon.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Category | Use the drop-down list to select the category to assign this beacon to. This drop-down lists those categories that are assigned to the site selected in the Site drop-down list. |
| Beacon MAC Address | Enter the MAC address of the third-party beacon. |
| RSSI | Enter the RSSI value for this beacon. This is the calibrated RSSI value at a distance of one (1) meter from the beacon. |
| Advertisement Interval (ms) | Use this field to set the duration (in milliseconds) between two consecutive beacon broadcasts from this beacon. This value will be available in the beacon's data sheet. |
| Broadcast Types | ExtremeLocation Essentials only supports third-party beacons broadcasting in the iBeacon format. You cannot modify this field. |
icon under the Actions column to
view the beacon's details.
The beacon's General Information screen displays.
The Settings screen displays.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Private UUID | Private UUID is a unique value associated with this third-party beacon. A beacon can be assigned one private UUID only. This value is used internally by the ExtremeLocation Essentials system. |
| Major:Minor | This value pair is used to uniquely identify this beacon. This value is used internally by the ExtremeLocation Essentials system. Choose any one of the pair of Major:Minor values. However, you must ensure that you use the values from the same pair. |