Bluetooth Low Energy scan

For FortiAPs with built-in Bluetooth radios, the FortiGate can configure FortiAP Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) scan and integrate with several BLE Beacon profiles. To see which FortiAP models support BLE scanning, refer to the FortiAP Data Sheets.

Once a BLE profile is configured, you can then assign it to a FortiAP profile.

To assign a BLE profile to a FortiAP profile - CLI:

config wireless-controller wtp-profile

edit <name>

set ble-profile <name>

next

end

You can also configure BLE report intervals.

To configure BLE report intervals - CLI:

config wireless-controller timers

set ble-scan-report-intv - (default = 30 sec)

end

Override BLE profiles from WTP profiles and group

For FortiOS 7.2.5 and later and 7.4.1 and later, you can override the BLE major and minor IDs set in the BLE profile by making configurations directly to the WTP profile and group settings. This simplifies Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) iBeacon provisioning for RTLS deployments.

• The BLE major ID can be set in WTP settings and WTP group settings as well as in the BLE profile settings.

• The BLE minor ID can be set in WTP settings and in the BLE profile settings.

To set BLE major and minor IDs from the WTP settings:

The BLE major ID set in the WTP settings overrides the ID set in the WTP group and the BLE profile.

The BLE minor ID set in the WTP settings overrides the ID set in the BLE profile.

config wireless-controller wtp
  edit < FortiAP-serial-number >
    set ble-major-id < ID >
    set ble-minor-id < ID >
  next
end

To set BLE major IDs from the WTP group settings:

The BLE major ID set in the WTP group settings overrides the ID set in the BLE profile.

config wireless-controller wtp-group
  edit < FortiAP-group-name >
    set ble-major-id < ID >
    set wtps < FortiAP-serial-number-1 > < FortiAP-serial-number-2 > ...
  next
end