• SonicOS8
• About Access Points
• Settings
  • Synchronize Access Points
  • Provisioning Overview
  • Creating/Modifying Provisioning Profiles
    • Adding/Editing a Provisioning Profile - Getting Started
    • General Settings for Provisioning Profiles
    • 5GHz/2.4GHz Radio Basic Settings for Provisioning Profiles
      • Radio Settings
      • Wireless Security
      • Protected Management Frames (PMF Option)
      • About Local Radius Servers and EAP Authentication Balancing
      • Configuring Radius Server Settings
      • ACL Enforcement
      • Remote MAC Address Access Control Settings
    • 5GHz/2.4GHz Radio Advanced Settings for Provisioning Profiles
      • Configuring the RSSI Threshold
      • Configuring IEEE802.11r Settings for Secure Fast Roaming
      • Configuring IEEE802.11k Settings for Dynamic Radio Management
      • Configuring IEEE802.11v Settings for Dynamic Environment Management
    • Sensor Settings for WIDP in Provisioning Profiles
    • Mesh Network Settings for Provisioning Profiles
      • Setting Up a Mesh Network
      • Enabling a Multi-hop Mesh Network
      • Active/Active Clustering Full Mesh
    • 3G/4G/LTE WWAN Settings for Provisioning Profiles
      • Manually Configuring the 3G/4G/LTE WWAN Profile
      • Configuring Load Balancing among Multiple USB Modems
    • Bluetooth LE Settings for Provisioning Profiles
    • Deleting Access Point Profiles
    • Product Specific Configuration Notes
  • Managing Access Point Objects
    • Deleting Access Point Objects
    • Rebooting Access Point Objects
    • Modifying Access Point Objects
• Firmware Management
  • About Firmware Management
  • Obtaining the Latest SonicWall Firmware
  • Downloading Firmware from a Specific URL
  • Uploading Firmware to an Access Point
• Floor Plan View
  • Managing the Floor Plans
    • Selecting a Floor Plan
    • Creating a Floor Plan
    • Editing a Floor Plan
  • Managing Access Points
    • Available Devices
    • Added Access Points
    • Removing Access Points
    • Export Image
    • Context Menu
• Station Status
• Intrusion Detection Services
  • Scanning Access Points
  • Authorizing Access Points
• Advanced IDP
  • Enabling Wireless IDP on a Profile
  • Configuring Wireless IDP Settings
  • Viewing KRACK Sniffer Packets
• Packet Capture
• Virtual Access Points
  • Before Configuring VAPs
    • Determining Your VAP Needs
    • Determining Security Configurations
    • Sample Network Definitions
    • Prerequisites
    • VAP Configuration Worksheet
  • Access Point VAP Configuration Task List
  • Virtual Access Point Groups
  • Virtual Access Point Objects
    • General Tab
    • Advanced Tab
  • Virtual Access Point Profiles
    • Virtual Access Point Schedule Settings
    • Virtual Access Point Profile Settings
    • Remote MAC Address Access Control Settings
    • ACL Enforcement
    • IEEE802.11R Settings
    • IEEE802.11K Settings
    • IEEE802.11V Settings
    • Agile Multiband Settings
• RF Monitoring
  • Prerequisites
  • RF Monitoring Summary
  • 802.11 General Frame Setting
  • 802.11 Management Frame Setting
  • 802.11 Data Frame Setting
  • Discovered RF Threat Stations
  • Adding a Threat Station to the Watch List
  • Practical RF Monitoring Field Applications
    • Using Sensor ID to Determine RF Threat Location
    • Using RSSI to Determine RF Threat Proximity
• RF Analysis
  • Using RF Analysis on SonicWall Access Points
    • Understanding the RF Score
    • Channel Utilization Graphs and Information
    • Viewing Overloaded Channels
    • RFA Highly Interfered Channels
• RF Spectrum
• FairNet
  • Supported Platforms
  • FairNet Features
  • Management Interface Overview
  • Configuring FairNet
• Wi-Fi Multimedia
  • WMM Access Categories
  • Assigning Traffic to Access Categories
  • Configuring Wi-Fi Multimedia Parameters
    • Configuring WMM
    • Creating a WMM Profile for an Access Point
• 3G/4G/LTE WWAN
• Bluetooth LE Devices
  • Viewing BLE Scanned Data
• Radio Management
  • Configuring Radio Management
  • Configuring Dynamic Channel Selection Settings
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Bluetooth LE Settings for Provisioning Profiles

SonicWave series are equipped with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) functionality, which is a subset of classic Bluetooth. BLE enables smart phones, tablets, SonicWall mobile applications, and other devices, such as other SonicWaves, to easily connect to the SonicWave access point, especially when in close proximity to an appliance with iBeacon enabled. BLE also provides location estimation.

iBeacon is a protocol developed by Apple. Various vendors make iBeacon-compatible BLE devices that broadcast their identifier to nearby portable electronic devices. The technology enables smart phones, tablets, and other devices to perform actions when in close proximity to an iBeacon.

To enable and configure Bluetooth Low Energy settings

1. Navigate to DEVICE | Access Points > Settings page.
2. Click Access Point Provisioning Profiles.
3. Click the Edit icon for SonicWave. The Edit SonicWave Profile dialog displays.

4. Click Bluetooth LE.

   

5. To enable BLE advertisement, select Enable Advertisement. This option is not selected by default. When this option is enabled, the Enable iBeacon option becomes available.

   Enabling BLE advertisement might affect or interfere with the 2.4G radio frequencies.

6. To enable iBeacon so that BLE devices broadcast their identifiers, select Enable iBeacon. This option is not selected by default. The subordinate fields become available.

7. Complete the fields:

   • UUID – Enter the 36-characters of the UUID. For example:
     51b9d455-6a32-426c-b5cc-524181c24df3
   • Major – Enter the significant identity in the same geographical group. The range is 0 to 65535; the default is 0.

   • Minor – Enter the secondary identity in the same geographical group. The range is 0 – 65535; the default is 0.

   Use different UUIDs to distinguish different geographical groups and major and minor options to distinguish areas within the geographical group. For example, you deploy several SonicWave appliances with BLE in one building, and you set the same UUID for these SonicWave appliances. The SonicWave appliances on the same floor have the same Major number, but have different Minor numbers in different places on the same floor. In this way, your mobile device is close to a SonicWave appliance and its location.

8. Click OK.