Simplify BLE iBeacon provisioning for RTLS deployments 7.2.5

This information is also available in the FortiWiFi and FortiAP 7.2.5 Configuration Guide: Bluetooth Low Energy scan

This enhancement simplifies Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) iBeacon provisioning for the BLE major and minor IDs with the following changes:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

To override BLE major and minor IDs:

1. Create a BLE profile:

   config wireless-controller ble-profile
       edit "ble"
           set advertising ibeacon eddystone-uid eddystone-url
           set major-id 3456
           set minor-id 1234
           set txpower 8
           set ble-scanning enable
       next
   end

2. From a WTP profile, enable the BLE profile.

   config wireless-controller wtp-profile
     edit "FAP431F-default"
       config platform
         set type 431F
         set ddscan enable
       end
       set ble-profile "ble"
       set handoff-sta-thresh 55
       config radio-1
         set band 802.11ax,n,g-only
       end
       config radio-2
         set band 802.11ax-5G
       end
       config radio-3
         set mode monitor
       end
     next
   end

3. Override the ble-major-id and ble-minor-id setting.

   config wireless-controller wtp
     edit FP431FTF00000001
       set ble-major-id 10013
       set ble-minor-id 1008
     next
   end

4. Verify that the BLE IDs have been changed from the FortiAP CLI.

   FortiAP-431F # cw_diag -c ble-config
   
   WTP Bluetooth Low Energy Configuration:
           ble scan report interval : 30
           advertising : ibeacon eddystone-uid eddystone-url
           ibeacon_uuid : 005ea314-cbd1-11e5-9956-625672870761
           major ID : 10013
           minor ID : 1008
           eddystone namespace ID : 0102030405
           eddystone instance ID : abcdef
           eddystone URL : http://www.fortinet.com
           txpower : 8
           beacon interval : 100
           ble scanning : enabled
   
   BLE address: 04:d5:90:e9:f3:17

5. You can also override the ble-major-id from the WTP group.

   config wireless-controller wtp-group
     edit "FP-GROUP"
       set ble-major-id 45666
       set wtps "FP431FTF00000001"
     next
   end