Each one of the BLE nodes must be configured properly to communicate with the Indoor Tracking server. These are the 3 things that need to be configured:

1. the Internet connection that will be used by the BLE nodes to communicate with the Indoor Tracking server. Inside this page you can find the specifications of the Wi-Fi network.
2. the endpoint of the Accuware MQTT broker/client.
3. the transmission frequency (aka the Request interval).

The configuration of the BLE nodes can be done using one of the following methods (in order of preference).

Using the Wi-Fi connection broadcasted by the BLE node

Each one of the BLE nodes must be configured properly to communicate with the Indoor Tracking server following these steps:

1. Turn on the BLE node you want to configure. The BLE node will start blinking every second and broadcast a temporary Wi-Fi network with the following parameters:
   1. SSID: ab.gateway-xxxxx (where xxxxx is a code wrote on a label on the BLE node)
   2. password: 12345678
2. Connect a PC/laptop/tablet/smartphone to this temporary Wi-Fi network.
   • if your PC/laptop/tablet/smartphone keeps disconnecting from the temporary Wi-Fi broadcasted by the BLE nodes (ab.gateway-xxxxx), very likely it is because your device is trying to connect to another known Wi-Fi network (like the home network or office network). By asking to your device to “forget” those known Wi-Fi networks your device should maintain the connection with the ab.gateway-xxxxx allowing you to complete the configuration process.
   • if you don’t see the temporary network above then look at this page.
3. Open your browser and type the IP address 192.168.4.1 to access the settings of the BLE node.
4. Click on the Dashboard tab and check if the firmware version is equal or greater than firmware 1.12 (if not please contact us using this form).
5. Click on the Wi-Fi tab and click on Scan Wi-Fi inside the Wi-Fi Station Setting area. After 5 seconds you should see the list of Wi-Fi networks available.
6. Click on the Wi-Fi network and inside the Security Key field type the password of the Wi-Fi network. The Wi-Fi network is a Wi-Fi network that covers ENTIRELY the area in which the BLE nodes will be installed. The BLE nodes don’t have an Ethernet interface. 
7. Click on Save and wait for the BLE node to reboot.
8. Click on the Application tab. Set these parameters:
   • Connection Type: MQTT Client
   • Host: its.stura.io
   • Port: 1883
   • Publish Topic: beacons (please note that even though the value is shown by default, you need to actually type it in the text field!)
   • Request Interval: 3
9. Click on Save and Restart. The BLE node will start blinking 3 times every second.

Repeat the configuration for all the BLE nodes you want to configure.

Do not change any other parameter! DO NOT upgrade the firmware on the BLE nodes.