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Configuring IoT BBS Profile

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. BLE Bluetooth Low Energy. The BLE functionality is offered by Bluetooth® to enable devices to run for long durations with low power consumption. Beacon Service (BBS) profile can be created for an AP group with APs running AOS-8.

To configure a BBS profile for an AOS 8.x AP group, complete the following procedure:

A BBS profile can be created for an AP group with APs running AOS 8.11.

In the WebUI, set the filter to an AOS-8 AP group.
Under Manage, click Devices.
Click the Config icon.
Click Show Advanced.
Click IoT tab.
In the BLE Beacon Service Profile table, click the Add icon.
Configure the following parameters and click Save Settings.

Table 1: BBS Profile for 8.x Group
Parameter	Description
Name	Name of the BLE beacon service profile.
Radio	Type of radio. Select a radio type from the drop-down list: Internal—Use internal radio. External—Use external radio. All—Use both internal and external radios.
Beacon Configuration Method	Method for beacon configuration. Select a method from the drop-down list: Auto Generated—Use an automatically generated beacon configuration method. Aruba Central API—Use a beacon configuration method generated by HPE Aruba Networking Central API Application Programming Interface. Refers to a set of functions, procedures, protocols, and tools that enable users to build application software..
Profile Identifier	Identifier of the beacon profile.
Advertising Format	Format to use while advertising the BLE beacon. Select a BLE beacon advertising format from the drop-down list: iBeacon—Use iBeacon advertising format. Custom—Use custom advertising format. If Beacon Configuration Method is set to Auto Generated, select iBeacon as the BLE beacon advertising format. If Beacon Configuration Method is set to Aruba Central API, configure the API gateway.
Advertising Interval	Time interval in milliseconds to advertise the beacon. This parameter has a range from 100 ms to 30000 ms in increments of 100 ms. If Beacon Configuration Method is set to Auto Generated, select iBeacon as the BLE beacon advertising format. If Beacon Configuration Method is set to Aruba Central API, configure the API gateway.
UUID	Ibeacon UUID in xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx format. This parameter is available only when the Advertising Format is set to iBeacon.
Major Range	Ibeacon major range as either a single number or range from 0 to 65535. This parameter is available only when the Advertising Format is set to iBeacon.
Minor Range	Ibeacon minor range as either a single number or range from 0 to 65535. This parameter is available only when the Advertising Format is set to iBeacon.
Custom Value	Custom value with 3 to 31 bytes hexadecimal string and may include BTMAC or BTMACR macro. This parameter is available only when the Advertising Format is set to Custom.