Manage Bluetooth Configuration

About this task

Create and define a profile's bluetooth configuration. The access points utilize a built-in Bluetooth chip for specific Bluetooth functional behaviors in a WiNG managed network. Both Bluetooth classic and Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology are supported.

WiNG model access points support Bluetooth beaconing to emit either iBeacon or Eddystone-URL beacons. The access point‘s Bluetooth radio periodically sends non-connectable, undirected low-energy (LE) advertisement packets. These advertisement packets are short and sent on Bluetooth advertising channels that conform to already-established iBeacon and Eddystone-URL standards. However, portions of the advertising packet are customizable via the Bluetooth radio interface configuration context.

To define a Bluetooth radio interface configuration:

Procedure

Select Profiles > Profile Name > Interface > Bluetooth.
The Bluetooth dashboard displays the list of managed devices.

Select a bluetooth from the existing list and configure the following basic settings:


Description	Define a 64 character maximum description for the access point‘s Bluetooth radio to differentiate this radio interface from other Bluetooth supported radio‘s that might be members of the same RF Domain
Admin Status	Select Enabled or Disabled to activate or deactivate support for Bluetooth beacon transmission on the selected access point
Radio Mode	Use the drop-down list box to configure the access point's Bluetooth radio functional mode. The options include: bt-sensor - Select this option to activate 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 BLE (Bluetooth low energy) technology supported devices. This is the default setting le-beacon - Select this option to provide Bluetooth support for newer BLE technology supported 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 le-sensor - Select this option to provide Bluetooth support for LE (low energy) asset tracking. When enabled, it uses the AP‘s Bluetooth radio to detect BLE ‘asset tags‘ within the managed network. This information is reported to a backend server. The interval at which the AP scans for asset tags is determined by the Sensor policy applied on the AP's self or in the AP's RF domain context 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. The backend server configuration is set in the AP's RF Domain context
Transmit Period	Use the spinner control to set the Bluetooth radio‘s beacon transmission period from 100 to 10,000 milliseconds. As the defined period increases, so does the CPU processing time and the number packets incrementally transmitted (typically one per minute)
Transmit Pattern	Use the drop-down list box to set the beacon‘s transmission pattern. The options include: eddystone-url1 or eddystone-url2 - An eddystoneURL frame broadcasts a URL using a compressed encoding scheme to better fit within a limited advertisement packet. Once decoded, the URL can be used by a client for internet access ibeacon - - iBeacon was created by Apple for use in iOS devices (beginning with iOS version 7.0). Apple has made three data fields available to iOS applications: a UUID for device identification, a major value for device class, and a minor value for more refined information like product category
Transmit Power	Use the spinner control to set the Bluetooth radio's le-beacon transmit power. This determines how far a beacon can transmit data. Set a value between -15 to 31 dBM.
Antenna	Select between internal or external antenna options

Set the following eddystone configuration:


Calibration Signal Strength	Set the Eddystone Beacon measured calibration signal strength, from -127 dBm to 127 dBm, at 0 meters. Mobile devices can approximate their distance to beacons based on received signal strength. However, distance readings can fluctuate since they depend on several external factors. The closer you are to a beacon, the more accurate the reported distance. This setting is the projected calibration signal strength at 0 meters. The default setting is -19 dBm
Transmit URL1	Type a 64-character maximum Eddystone-URL1. The URL must be 17 characters or less once auto-encoding is applied. URL encoding is used when placing text in a query string to avoid confusion with the URL itself. It is typically used when a browser sends data to a web server
Transmit URL2	Type a 64-character maximum Eddystone-URL2. The URL must be 17 characters or less once auto-encoding is applied. URL encoding is used when placing text in a query string to avoid confusion with the URL itself. It is typically used when a browser sends data to a web server

Define the following iBeacon settings:


Calibration Signal Strength	Set the iBeacon measured calibration signal strength, from -127 dBm to 127 dBm, at 1 meter. Mobile devices can approximate their distance to beacons based on received signal strength. However, distance readings can fluctuate since they depend on several external factors. The closer you are to a beacon, the more accurate the reported distance. This setting is the projected calibration signal strength at 1 meter. The default setting is -60 dBm
Major Number	Set the iBeacon major value from 0 to 65,535. Major values identify and distinguish groups. For example, each beacon on a specific floor in a building could be assigned a unique major value. The default value is 1,111
Minor Number	Set the iBeacon minor value from 0 to 65, 535. Minor values identify and distinguish individual beacons. Minor values help identify individual beacons within a group of beacons assigned a major value. The default setting is 2,222
UUID	Define a 32 hex character maximum Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID). The UUID classification contains 32 hexadecimal digits, split into 5 groups, separated by dashes – for example, `f2468da6-5fa8-2e84-1134- bc5b71e0893e`. The UUID distinguishes iBeacons in the network from all other beacons in networks outside of your direct administration

Select Save to update the Bluetooth configuration settings.