topic Re: Beacons Use Case in Wireless

Beacons Use Case

noel-edouard.chenu1 — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:18:27 GMT

Hi guys,

I have been asked by a customer to find info regarding a use case he would like to implement. He wants to track assets by implementing beacons on equipment and use the beacon antenna integrated in his meraki APs.

Is it possible?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Best,

Boundless

Re: Beacons Use Case

Nolan H. — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:02:00 GMT

Here are some links to get you started:

https://community.meraki.com/t5/Solutions-APIs/Meraki-compatible-RFID-tags/td-p/4485
https://meraki.cisco.com/lib/pdf/meraki_datasheet_location.pdf
https://meraki.cisco.com/technologies/bluetooth-low-energy
https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2015/09/putting-beacons-to-work/
https://meraki.cisco.com/blog/2015/01/the-benefits-of-integrated-access-point-beacon-technology/
https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Bluetooth/Bluetooth_Low_Energy_(BLE)

Re: Beacons Use Case

jdsilva — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:33:25 GMT

It is possible. But as @Nolan Herring's post implies, you have some work ahead of you. The framework is in the dashboard to do this, but you're either going to have to build your own application to do all the actual work, or find a third party who does this and procure their services.

Re: Beacons Use Case

Brandon Svec — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:50:39 GMT

I've seen these third party tracking applications that integrate with Meraki: https://create.meraki.io/build/rtls/#how-to-integrate-with-stanley-aeroscout

It will depend on what kind of assets and if you plan to purchase tags, I suppose, but it is technically possible.

Re: Beacons Use Case

Philip D'Ath — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:31:55 GMT

MapWize have some nice software.

https://create.meraki.io/build/wayfinding-mapwize/

You'll need 3 to 4 APs coveraging each location you want accurate location tracking in. One AP is not going to cut it.

Re: Beacons Use Case

wey2go — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 02:23:03 GMT

Some demos:

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology has enabled Bluetooth badges and other small form factor beacons, to become affordable. Using the Bluetooth radio and Meraki Scanning API, this demo shows a live example of what can be built.

https://create.meraki.io/build/bluetooth-tracking/

Investigo is Latin for track or trace out, investigate. Investigo is a bot for Spark, Cisco’s unified communications service, which enables customers to use wireless infrastructure to locate Wi-Fi capable assets. The Investigo is a mash-up bot that uses several solutions: Spark, Tropo and Meraki wireless access points, spanning from the enterprise to the Internet of Things world.

https://create.meraki.io/build/investigo-spark-bot-with-meraki-scanning-api/