mode

Configures the Bluetooth radio's mode of operation as bt-sensor, le-beacon, le-sensor, le-dual, or tron-tracking.

Supported in the following platforms:

Access Points — AP310i/e, AP410i/e, AP460i/e, AP505i, AP510i/e, AP560i/h, AP7612, AP7632, AP7662, AP8432, AP8533

Syntax

mode [bt-sensor|le-beacon|le-sensor|tron-tracking|le-dual]

Parameters

mode [bt-sensor|le-beacon|le-sensor|tron-tracking|le-dual]


mode	Configures the Bluetooth radio's mode of operation. The options are: bt-sensor – Select this option to enable the radio as a bt-sensor. Bt-sensors are Bluetooth classic sensors providing robust wireless connections for legacy devices. Typically these connections are not ideally suited for the newer Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology supported devices. This is the default setting. le-beacon – Select this option to provide Bluetooth support for newer BLE devices. Le-beacons are newer Bluetooth low-energy beacons ideal for applications requiring intermittent or periodic transfers of small amounts of data. Le-beacons are not designed as replacements for classic beacon sensors. Note: If selecting this option, use the beacon keyword to configure the Beacon transmission period and Beacon transmission pattern. le-sensor – Select this option to enable the Bluetooth radio as low energy sensors. In this mode the radio senses other BLE devices and sends the information to a backend server (ExtremeLocation, ADSP or a third-party). The scan interval is determined by the sensor policy applied on the AP's self or in the AP's RF Domain context. The backend server configuration is set in the AP's RF Domain context. For information on configuring sensor policy, see sensor-policy. le-dual - Select this option to enable the AP to beacon and scan concurrently. As of now, WiNG APs can either perform beaconing or scanning operation. Starting with WiNG 7.3.1, APs can be configured to perform both operations concurrently. When not beaconing, the AP will switch to scanning. In the le-dual mode, by default, APs beacon once in every 60 seconds and scan the rest of the time. When performing scanning, the radio senses other BLE devices and sends the information to a backend server (ExtremeLocation, ADSP, or third-party). The backend server configuration is set in the AP's RF Domain context. Note: This feature is supported only on the following IoT enabled APs: AP510i/e, AP560i/h, AP7632, AP8432, AP8533. Note: Use the beacon keyword to configure the Beacon transmission period and Beacon transmission pattern. tron-tracking – TRON is a proprietary FedEx feature. Select this option to enable TRON tracking. When enabled, BLE-enabled, WiNG APs detect ‘ID Nodes‘ within a managed network and report to a proprietary FedEx back-end server application. If selecting this option, configure the Bluetooth radio's initial configurations needed to enable TRON tracking and reporting. For more information, see tron. Note: Tron-tracking is supported on the AP310i/e, AP410i/e, AP460i/e, and AP8533 model access points.

Example

nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-default-ap8432-if-bluetooth1)#mode le-beacon

nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-default-ap8432-if-bluetooth1)#show context
 interface bluetooth1
  shutdown
  mode le-beacon
  beacon pattern ibeacon
  ibeacon calibration-rssi -70
  ibeacon major 1110
  ibeacon minor 2210
  ibeacon uuid f2468da65fa82e841134bc5b71e0893e
nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-default-ap8432-if-bluetooth1)#

ap510-133A75#(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-3A-75-if-bluetooth1)#mode le-beacon

Enabling concurrent BLE operation on AP510

Set BLE radio mode to 'le-dual'.

ap510-137E40(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-7E-40-if-bluetooth1)#mode le-dual

Specify the BLE beacon pattern and corresponding parameters.

Eddyston Beacon Configuration

ap510-137E40(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-7E-40-if-bluetooth1)#beacon pattern eddystone-url1

ap510-137E40(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-7E-40-if-bluetooth1)#eddystone url 1 https://abc.com

iBeacon Configuration

ap510-137E40(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-7E-40-if-bluetooth1)#beacon pattern ibeacon

ap510-137E40(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-7E-40-if-bluetooth1)#ibeacon major 455767788

ap510-137E40(config-device-94-9B-2C-13-7E-40-if-bluetooth1)#ibeacon minor 2334688

In the AP's RF Domain context, configure the ExtremeLocation server's hostname.
```
ap510-137E40(config-rf-domain-default)#location-server 1 ip testws.extremelocation.com
```

Verfiy BLE radio status.

ap510-137E40(config)#show bluetooth radio
----------------------------------------------------------------
 BLUETOOTH RADIO      RADIO MAC           MODES        STATE
----------------------------------------------------------------
 ap510-137E40:B1      94-9B-2C-13-7E-44   LE-Dual       On
----------------------------------------------------------------
ap510-137E40(config)#

Related Commands


no (bluetooth-inf-config-command)	Reverts this Bluetooth radio‘s mode of operation to le-beacon