IoT Profiles

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the myriad devices that include beacons and the sensors that scan for and collect beacon data.

ExtremeCloud IQ Controller supports IoT beacon and scanning technology for specific brands and generic scanning. Both the iBeacon and Eddystone-url options offer beacon and scan functions. Additionally, ExtremeCloud IQ Controller supports generic BLE scanning.

ExtremeWireless AP models using Wi-Fi 5 and higher Wi-Fi standards support IoT regardless of the IoT application that is configured. The following AP models are the exceptions and do not support IoT:

AP3935i/e
AP3965i/e
AP305C-1
AP310i/e-1
AP410i-1
AP410C-1
AP510i-1
AP4000-1

The GUI layout used for configuring IoT is somewhat different for AP models using Wi-Fi 6E and lower standards versus Wi-Fi 7 AP models. Although most of the configurable parameters are the same, there are some parameters that are available only for Wi-Fi 7 and higher AP models. For example, when configuring AP models using Wi-Fi 6E or lower Wi-Fi standard, you must create a separate IoT Profile for each IoT function and application or for a generic BLE scan. However, when creating a profile for Wi-Fi 7 and higher AP models, you can configure all available IoT functions and applications in the same profile.