User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Initial Activation of the Tag
- Chapter 3. Configuration After Initial Activation
- Chapter 4. Tag Operation
- 4.1. Button Activated Location Update and Maintenance Call
- 4.2. Safety Switch Activated Location Update
- 4.3. Working with the Display
- 4.4. Load Balance
- 4.5. Smart Roaming
- 4.6. Resetting to Factory Settings
- 4.7. Firmware Update
- 4.8. Optimizing Battery Life
- 4.9. Turning off the B4 Tag
- 4.10. Charging the B4 tag
- Chapter 5. Technical Specifications
- Chapter 6. Certifications
- Chapter 7. Limited Warranty
3 Configuration After Initial Activation
The tag can be adjusted for each application and network settings by adjusting a set of parameters.
The parameters can be changed wirelessly after resetting the tag by using the Ekahau Activator
software or through Tag Configurations in Ekahau RTLS Controller.
Ekahau Activator is used for configuring the initial configuration settings that allows connecting
the tag to ERC over the network. After connection is established with ERC, all configurations can
be managed through Ekahau RTLS Controller.
3.1 Tag Configuration Settings in ERC Configs Page
In Ekahau RTLS Controller it is possible to create a configuration to a single tag or a group config-
uration to multiple tags. After the tags are activated, the configurations are applied to tags from
the Tags page. It is also possible to apply a configuration automatically to all new tags via the
Configs page. The list of available settings is in the following table:
Values (Default underlined)DescriptionSetting
Network
Generic, Aerohive, Aruba, Cisco
CCX, Extricom, Meru, Motorola,
Juniper Blink
Allows using a vendor-specific
method for signal measurement.
The Generic method is vendor
independent
Scan Method
Can be set based on scan reason(s)
(buttons, safety switch, motion...)
Allows location updates sent via
CCX/Ekahau Blink and button
presses, etc. sent via ELP.
CHOOSE button shows the options.
Recommended not use Mixed Mode
with Cisco MSE (or battery reporting
will be mixed up)
ELP Mixed Mode Flags
See Configuring WLAN Set-
tings on page 7 for details
SSID 1 name, Encryption, Pass-
phrase and WEP index
SSID 1
See Configuring WLAN Set-
tings on page 7 for details
SSID 2 name, Encryption, Pass-
phrase and WEP index
SSID 2
No association and scan only;
associate and scan; Disabled
Sets whether tag attempts to asso-
ciate on B4 SSID 2 network
SSID 2 Association
Enabled; DisabledSets whether the tag uses broad-
cast probe when scanning
Broadcast probe
Tag IP Settings
Use DHCP for each access point
Use DHCP once for all access
points
Preserve the IP-address that was
given by Activator
Sets the IP method usedIP Setting
Positioning Engine
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Activation
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