User's Guide

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9 Save the changes made to the access point's configuration.
Using the CLI
Issue the following command:
commit write memory
Using the GUI
Select the OK button located to the bottom right of the screen and then select the Exit button
located next to it. To commit the changes made to the screen, select the Commit and Save button
located to the top right of the user interface.
10 Verify if the Virtual Beacon has been added to your list of beacons. In the ExtremeLocation web
interface, select the icon.
The Beacons screen loads.
Verify if your virtual beacon is added to this list. You can identify a virtual beacon by searching for
the term EXAP under the Type column.
Configure Extreme Wireless Access Points as BLE Beacons
Important
You need a few configuration values that are specific to the access point being configured. To
configure an access point as a BLE beacon, you must have access to the selected access
point's CLI or GUI interface. These values are only available through the access point's user
interface and are required to complete the configuration of the Extreme Networks wireless
access point as a BLE beacon using the ExtremeLocation web interface.
Use the Virtual Beacon Provisioning feature to configure access points that have bluetooth radio to work
as BLE beacons. These beacons can then be configured and used as regular BLE beacons used for
locationing.
The following Extreme Wireless Identify access points support being deployed as BLE Beacons:
Access Points
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