Action items
In order to run the standalone version of Bluetooth Beacon Tracker:
- you need to provide us SSH access (username, password, host name/IP, port) and root privileges to your server with the specifics described in the next paragraph.
- we install Bluetooth Beacon Tracker software on your server remotely and perform the necessary tests (this takes up to 3 days).
- you configure the BLE nodes following the instructions inside this page with the only difference that the HOST and PORT fields will have to contain the domain/IP address and port of your server.
…and your are ready to go!
About the internet connection
- Once the setup steps above are done your server doesn’t strictly need a permanent access to the Internet (it can work completely offline). SSH access is needed during the setup steps described above and in case of upgrades and maintenance (planned in advance with the customer to minimize any possible downtime).
- If you connect to the server with a PC/laptop and you want to use the Indoor Tracking Dashboard, your PC/laptop will need access to the Internet otherwise it won’t be possible to see the Google Maps.
Hardware
From a technical standpoint in order to run the standalone version of the Accuware technologies, you need to provide us access to a server with the following requirements:
- OS: a Linux distribution installed on it (e.g. CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu…).
- CPU: a four cores CPU( above Xeon or i7).
- Memory: at least 16 GB of RAM.
- Storage: at least 250 GB SSD storage (consider that if you plan to store logs of the server activity or collect raw data for historical analysis, you might require additional space).
Your server can be a physical (or virtual) machine:
- hosted by your company.
- hosted by your preferred cloud computing provider (at this link you can find an updated list of the most reliable cloud computing providers).
Capacity information
The requirements above are enough to track up to 100.000 BLE beacons inside an area with up to 1000 BLE nodes.