BLE IoT for Data Communication
Aruba Instant supports IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. applications through BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. which includes transport mechanisms (such as HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is a variant of the HTTP that adds a layer of security on the data in transit through a secure socket layer or transport layer security protocol connection. POSTs, WebSockets, and UDP User Datagram Protocol. UDP is a part of the TCP/IP family of protocols used for data transfer. UDP is typically used for streaming media. UDP is a stateless protocol, which means it does not acknowledge that the packets being sent have been received.), payload encoding (such as JSON JavaScript Object Notation. JSON is an open-standard, language-independent, lightweight data-interchange format used to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs. JSON uses a "self-describing" text format that is easy for humans to read and write, and that can be used as a data format by any programming language., Protobuf), payload content, and periodicity of information updates.
The APB reports data comprising advertisement and scan response frames from scanned IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. or BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. devices to the BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. daemon (BD) process that runs on an Instant AP. BD classifies the incoming messages based on the signature of known device types. Advertisement and scan response frames for unknown devices are stored in raw format, that is, the payload for each frame type is stored as a hexadecimal string, along with the RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. value. BD maintains a database of IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. devices with attributes populated for known or classified devices and complete advertisement or scan frames for unclassified devices.
Aruba Instant 8.4.0.0 introduces two new standardized endpoints—Telemetry HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is a variant of the HTTP that adds a layer of security on the data in transit through a secure socket layer or transport layer security protocol connection. and Telemetry Websocket. The message payload for these two standardized endpoints are constructed based on a published Telemetry JSON JavaScript Object Notation. JSON is an open-standard, language-independent, lightweight data-interchange format used to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs. JSON uses a "self-describing" text format that is easy for humans to read and write, and that can be used as a data format by any programming language. schema file and Protobuf format respectively. Additionally, Instant supports two new device classes from EnOcean. With these new endpoints provide the capability of choosing multiple payload content from various device classes in the existing IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. transport profile.
—The following IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. endpoints are currently supported:
Telemetry WebSocket
Authentication URL—JWT with Bearer, Cell Size, Threshold Attributes, and Age Out filter
Meridian Beacon Management
Meridian Asset Tracking
UID-Namespace Filter for Eddystone beacon protocol
URL Uniform Resource Locator. URL is a global address used for locating web resources on the Internet. Filter for Eddystone beacon protocol
ZF Openmatics.
—The payload content is the list of the classified devices that is sent to the endpoints.
Managed beacons—Contains the attributes that are recognized by Aruba-specific APB. Typically, these attributes are communicated to the Meridian Editor.
Managed Tags—Contains the asset tag MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address, RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values., MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address of observer or APB and timestamp.
Eddystone
EnOcean Sensors
EnOcean Switches
iBeacon—Filter Attributes for iBeacon UUID
ZF Tags—Contains the attributes that are recognized for the ZF tags.
Unclassified
—The BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. daemon packages the payload to send to a particular endpoint.
Protobuf encoding for asset tag data
: This indicates the time interval during which the data is sent from the BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. daemon to the BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. relay. The intervals are:
Asset tag RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. data that occurs every 4 seconds from each Instant AP to Meridian.
The Aruba beacon management data that is Telemetry HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is a variant of the HTTP that adds a layer of security on the data in transit through a secure socket layer or transport layer security protocol connection., Telemetry WebSocket every 1800 seconds (30 minutes) as the data is mostly static.
—The filter attributes are used to configure a list of UUIDs as a beacon whitelist. All beacons with a UUID in the configured list are reported and others are ignored.
—The cell size defines a scanning scope, in meters, for the APB. The cell size does not have a default value. When the cell size is set a specific value and a beacon is observed outside the cell, the beacon is ignored.
—The threshold attributes are used to track the movement inside the cell size. If a BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. device that is inside the cell size moves a distance that is less than the change threshold, then the device status is not updated to the server. However, if the BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. device moves a distance that is more than the change threshold, then the device status is reported to the server. With the right threshold value, you can benefit from avoiding unstable event reporting caused by RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. dithering.
—The vendor filter is either the vendor name or the vendor ID of the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. device. The vendor ID is a 2-byte hexadecimal value preceding with 0x in 0xABCD format. The vendor name is a string that can be either a full vendor name (example: Aruba) or a substring of the actual vendor name (example: Aru) and can be case-insensitive. Configure the vendor filter in the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. transport profile. The vendor filter accepts up to five combinations of vendor names or vendor IDs separated by commas, for example:
Aruba, Favendo, HanVit, SoluM, ABB
0xABCD, 0xBCDE, 0xCDEF, 0xDEF0, 0xEF01
Aruba, 0xABCD, Favendo, 0xBCDE, HanVit
If more than one vendor name or vendor ID is configured, then any of the matching vendor names or vendor IDs in the vendor filter is applied. A vendor filter is reported only if the vendor data or vendor name is not empty and matches the vendor information configured in the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. transport profile. If the vendor field is not populated for the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. devices, the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. devices are reported because there is not matching vendor filter in the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. transport profile.
—The Instant AP maintains an IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. or BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. device table for all the scanned tags. When a tag is within the scan range of an Instant AP, the Instant AP observes the tag, and the tag periodically broadcasts updates information like RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. of the tag. If the tag loses its power and no longer broadcasts information, then the tag is aged out. When an Instant AP does not observe a tag for a period exceeding the timeout value (default value is 120 seconds), the Instant AP performs the following:
When the tag is within the cell size and not heard within timeout value, then the Instant AP reports the tag as out of range.
When the tag is not heard within 10 minutes, then the Instant AP deletes the tag from the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. device table.
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Starting from Instant 8.4.0.0, administrators can identify Instant APs in Meridian applications based on their names as it is easier to associate an Instant AP's name with its location. |
Configuring IoT Endpoints
An endpoint is a physical computing device that performs a task as part of an Internet-connected product or service. You can configure different endpoints for the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. profile you select. Each profile can be used with different endpoints. The following procedure describes how to configure IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. management profiles by using the WebUI.
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1. Navigate to > > . 2. Under the section, click . The window will be displayed. 3. Update the , , , , , and fields to create a new endpoint. 4. Click . |
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command configures the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. endpoint:
(Instant AP) (config) # iot transportProfile <name>
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command sets the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. profile application:
(Instant AP) (config) # iot useTransportProfile <Profile>
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command shows the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. profile status:
(Instant AP)# show iot transportProfile
Proxy Server
The proxy server configuration in an IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. transport profile allows you to send IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. data to a proxy server that can in turn relay the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. data to its final destination. This is useful when you cannot establish a direct link with a server that is hosted in the cloud. The proxy server configuration includes the IP address and port number of the proxy sever and the optional username and password to log in to the proxy server.
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. commands configure a proxy server:
(Instant AP) (config) # iot transportProfile <name>
(Instant AP) (IoT Transport Profile <name>) # proxyserver <host> <port> [<username>|<password>]
Support for Zigbee USB Dongle
APs which do not have an integrated Zigbee radio ( for example: 300 Series access points) support Aruba Zigbee USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongle and provide IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. services. The Aruba Zigbee USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongle provides the same capabilities that are provided by the integrated Zigbee radio in some APs (for example: 500 Series access points). The Aruba Zigbee USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongle uses the Nordic nRF52840 chipset and is an AP accessory that plugs into the USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. port of an AP. Based on available USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. ports, an AP can support multiple Aruba Zigbee USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongles at same time and a Aruba Zigbee USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongle can support multiple radio devices (Zigbee client devices) at the same time.
SES-imagotag ESL System
Starting from ArubaInstant 8.4.0.0, Instant APs provide support for SES-imagotag’s Electronic Shelf Label system. Electronic Shelf Label is used by various retailers to display the price of the products kept on retail shelves. SES-imagotag's Electronic Shelf Label system enables Instant APs to configure ESL-Radio, ESL-Server, label, and client software. The ESL-Radio is a USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongle that works on 2.4 GHz Gigahertz. frequency band Band refers to a specified range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.. The ESL-Server is a management system that controls product labeling and client software is the control center for all ESL-Servers. These centers help in controlling and executing various tasks such as changing images to labels, assigning tags, resetting labels, refreshing displays, switching to preloaded pages, and so on. By enabling and using ESL system, retail labeling becomes easier and efficient. ArubaInstant APs integrated with SES-imagotag enable access to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. and Electronic Shelf Label services simultaneously.
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This functionality is supported only on AP-303H, IAP-304, IAP-305, IAP-314, IAP-315, IAP-324, IAP-325, IAP-334, IAP-335, AP-344, AP-345, AP-514, and AP-515 access points. The hotplug of Electronic Shelf Label Dongle is supported only on the following platforms: AP-303H, IAP-304, IAP-305, IAP-314, IAP-315, IAP-324, IAP-325, IAP-334, and IAP-335 access points. |
Execute the following commands in the Instant CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. to configure sesimagotag's Electronic Shelf Label services.
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command configures SES-imagotag's Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) system details:
(Instant AP)# sesimagotag-esl-profile
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command shows the status of SES-imagotag's Electronic Shelf Label configuration for an Instant AP:
(Instant AP)# show esl status
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command shows the status of Electronic Shelf Label Radio's (USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongle) traffic:
(Instant AP)# show esl-radio status [name]
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command shows the status of the serial communication daemon process:
(Instant AP)# show log scd [count]
Support for SES-Imagotag Cloud TLS Authentication
Aruba Instant allows an AP with ESL USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongle to connect to the SES cloud by using TLS Transport Layer Security. TLS is a cryptographic protocol that provides communication security over the Internet. TLS encrypts the segments of network connections above the Transport Layer by using asymmetric cryptography for key exchange, symmetric encryption for privacy, and message authentication codes for message integrity. authentication. This allows you to configure and update the ESL through the SES cloud. Configure either an IP address or domain name in the SES profile in the managed device.
The AP initiates a TLS Transport Layer Security. TLS is a cryptographic protocol that provides communication security over the Internet. TLS encrypts the segments of network connections above the Transport Layer by using asymmetric cryptography for key exchange, symmetric encryption for privacy, and message authentication codes for message integrity. authentication with the SES cloud using an Aruba certificate. After successful authentication, the AP and SES cloud use a session key to communicate with each other. If a ESL USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongle is unplugged from the AP or the IP address or the domain name is deleted, the session between the AP with ESL USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. dongle and the ESL cloud is terminated.
To allow SES-imagotag cloud TLS Transport Layer Security. TLS is a cryptographic protocol that provides communication security over the Internet. TLS encrypts the segments of network connections above the Transport Layer by using asymmetric cryptography for key exchange, symmetric encryption for privacy, and message authentication codes for message integrity. authentication, configure the SES-Imagotag server name or SES-Imagotag server IP address the AP system profile. The SES-Imagotag server name accepts an FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name. FQDN is a complete domain name that identifies a computer or host on the Internet. while the SES-Imagotag server IP address accepts an IP address. If both are configured, the SES-Imagotag server name takes higher priority and the SES-Imagotag server IP address does not take effect. If the SES-Imagotag server name is deleted, the SES-Imagotag server IP address takes effect. To disable SES-Imagotag, delete both the SES-Imagotag server name and SES-Imagotag server IP address.
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command configures an SES-Imagotag server name:
(Instant AP)("sesimagotag-esl-profile") #sesimagotag-esl-server <name>
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command configures a SES-Imagotag server IP address:
(Instant AP)("sesimagotag-esl-profile") #sesimagotag-esl-serverip <ip_address>
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command deletes a SES-Imagotag server name:
(Instant AP)("sesimagotag-esl-profile") #no sesimagotag-esl-server
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command deletes a SES-Imagotag server IP address:
(Instant AP)("sesimagotag-esl-profile") #no sesimagotag-esl-serverip
Support for MySphera Tag
MySphera is a leading provider of BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption.-based asset tracking tags and services. When a MySphera BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. tag broadcasts an advertisement, an AP obtains the RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. information, computes the location of the tag, and relays the location information to a destination server. A new device class filter, MySphera that matches the server type Telemetry-HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is a variant of the HTTP that adds a layer of security on the data in transit through a secure socket layer or transport layer security protocol connection. and Telemetry-Websocket to configure the MySphera data in the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. transport profile.
Support for AmberBox Sensor
Aruba Instant supports AmberBox detectors and gateways Gateway is a network node that allows traffic to flow in and out of the network. that connect to a USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. port in an AP. The AP relays the traffic from the detector or gateway Gateway is a network node that allows traffic to flow in and out of the network. to the destination server.
Support for ABB Sensor
Aruba Instant supports the following ABB ability smart sensors and forwards the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. data from these sensors over Telemetry-HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is a variant of the HTTP that adds a layer of security on the data in transit through a secure socket layer or transport layer security protocol connection. and Telemetry-websocket server types:
Motor sensor
Pump sensor
Bearing sensor
Ambient sensor
ECM drive sensor
CoMo sensor
Wi-Fi RTLS and BLE Telemetry Streams
The Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. RTLS Real-Time Location Systems. RTLS automatically identifies and tracks the location of objects or people in real time, usually within a building or other contained area. and BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. telemetry streams in Aruba Instant are combined into a single telemetry stream in the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. transport profile. This optimizes the integration of telemetry streams with third party location engines. Three new device class filters, Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. RTLS Real-Time Location Systems. RTLS automatically identifies and tracks the location of objects or people in real time, usually within a building or other contained area. tags, Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. associated stations, and Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. unassociated stations are introduced in the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. transport profile. If required, define a MAC Media Access Control. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network. address filter for filtering the RTLS Real-Time Location Systems. RTLS automatically identifies and tracks the location of objects or people in real time, usually within a building or other contained area. tags based on the destination address. If required, enable Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a WLAN network, mainly using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. Wi-Fi can apply to products that use any 802.11 standard. client count to send counts instead of the actual device data.
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Only aggregated client count per AP for the Meridian Beacons Management server type is sent. Device data is not split based on radio type (2.4 GHz Gigahertz. or 5 GHz Gigahertz.). |
IoT and Third Party Server Integration
Aruba Instant 8.4.0.0 introduces the integration of built-in IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. messages with third party servers. This integration provides a flexible interface for users to build their own endpoint and service without meridian support. Controllers send messages received from Instant AP to the endpoints.
Instant APs send messages and ensure that these messages from multiple Instant APs arrive within the desired frame. The location engine needs only the latest set of messages from the Instant AP.
Instant APs send JSON JavaScript Object Notation. JSON is an open-standard, language-independent, lightweight data-interchange format used to transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs. JSON uses a "self-describing" text format that is easy for humans to read and write, and that can be used as a data format by any programming language. encoded messages every minute after which, a clean-up of the messages is not required.
Instant APs maintain the current list of BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. or IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. devices. When Instant APs detect a new sound from a beacon or an IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. device, they override the previous sound information in order to send only the latest sound information to the endpoint.
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) Configuration
A universal unique identifier is a 128-bit number used to uniquely identify an object or an entity on the Internet. Instant enables users to configure universal unique identifiers and these identifiers are used as beacon whitelists. All beacons with the universal unique identifier in the configured list are reported to the endpoints. The remaining beacons are ignored. You can use a separate login message with a configurable username and password to perform authentication for the ignored beacons.
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. commands configure UUID for the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. profile:
(Instant AP) (config) # iot transportProfile <name>
(Instant AP) (IoT Transport Profile "name") # uuidFilter <filter>
Configuring a VLAN ID for IoT Telemetry
The IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. telemetry data is transported to multiple users using BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption.. The telemetry data is parsed and sent to the server through WSS or HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is a variant of the HTTP that adds a layer of security on the data in transit through a secure socket layer or transport layer security protocol connection. protocols. To ensure the telemetry data is seamlessly transported to the server, the telemetry traffic should be isolated to a client specific VLAN Virtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN.. and must not reside on the same VLAN Virtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN. used for the AP management traffic. Follow these steps to configure a client specific VLAN Virtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN.:
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. commands create an interface vlan Virtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN.:
(Instant AP)(config)# interface vlan <vlan-id>
(Instant AP)("Interface VLAN <vlan-id>") ip <ip address or domain name>
The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. command configures a VLAN Virtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN. ID on the IoT Internet of Things. IoT refers to the internetworking of devices that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity features allowing data exchange over the Internet. Transport Profile:
(Instant AP)(config)# iot transportProfile <profile>
(Instant AP)("IoT Transport Profile <profile>")# vlan <vlan-id>
