Example for Configuring AeroScout Wi-Fi Tag Location

Procedure

1. Configure AeroScout products.

   # On the PC, install the Tag Manager software and connect a tag activator to the PC. Deploy the tag within the coverage of the activator. After configuring the tag, fix it to the materials.

   # Install the AeroScout Engine software on the AeroScout server to configure it as the location server. After the software is installed, open the management system on the server and add information about the map and APs. If the AC has been configured, you can check information about properly running APs (marked in green) on the AC. You can click the location startup button on the page.

   For details about install and configure AeroScout products, see the configuration guide of the corresponding products.

   An AeroScout server proactively establishes connections with APs. Therefore, manually add the APs and specify their MAC addresses, port numbers, and IP addresses on the AeroScout server. If the AC is configured to forward location data, you only need to specify the AC IP address. You do not need to specify the IP address of the AeroScout server on the AC.

2. Configure the AC to communicate with the location server.
   # Configure Router. Create VLAN 102, add GE1/0/0 to VLAN 102, and configure VLANIF 102 to communicate with the AC.

   <Router> system-view
   [Router] vlan 102
   [Router-vlan102] quit
   [Router] interface gigabitethernet 1/0/0
   [Router-GigabitEthernet1/0/0] port trunk allow-pass vlan 102
   [Router-GigabitEthernet1/0/0] quit
   [Router] interface vlanif 102
   [Router-Vlanif102] ip address 10.23.102.1 24

   # Configure the AC. Create VLAN 102, add GE0/0/2 to VLAN 102, and configure VLANIF 102 to communicate with Router.

   <AC> system-view
   [AC] vlan 102
   [AC-vlan102] quit
   [AC] interface gigabitethernet 0/0/2
   [AC-GigabitEthernet0/0/2] port trunk allow-pass vlan 102
   [AC-GigabitEthernet0/0/2] quit
   [AC] interface vlanif 102
   [AC-Vlanif102] ip address 10.23.102.2 24
   [AC-Vlanif102] quit

   # On the AC, create a static route destined for the location server, with the next hop as Router.

   [AC] ip route-static 10.23.103.1 32 10.23.102.1

   # Ping the location server from the AC. If the ping operation succeeds, the AC can properly communicate with the location server.

   [AC] ping 10.23.103.1
     PING 10.23.102.2: 56  data bytes, press CTRL_C to break
       Reply from 10.23.103.1: bytes=56 Sequence=1 ttl=255 time=1 ms

3. Check the basic WLAN configuration on the AC.

   Check Item	Command	Data
   Check the AP group to which an AP belongs.	display ap all	AP group: ap-group1 AP name: AP1, AP2, AP3...
   Check profiles referenced by the AP group.	display ap-group name xxx	Radio 0: 2G radio profile: wlan-radio-2g Location profile: null
   Check profiles referenced by the 2G radio profile.	display radio-2g-profile name xxx	Air scan profile: wlan-air-scan

   • If the configuration of an AP is different from that in the AP group, the configuration of the AP takes precedence.
   • A new profile takes effect only after being bound to an AP or an AP group.

4. Configure the air scan function on the AC.
   # Enter the air scan profile wlan-air-scan and configure an air scan channel set. By default, an air scan channel set contains all channels supported by the corresponding country code of an AP.

   [AC] wlan
   [AC-wlan-view] air-scan-profile name wlan-air-scan
   [AC-wlan-air-scan-prof-wlan-air-scan] scan-channel-set country-channel
   [AC-wlan-air-scan-prof-wlan-air-scan] quit

   # Enter the 2G radio profile wlan-radio-2g and bind it to the air scan profile.

   [AC-wlan-view] radio-2g-profile name wlan-radio-2g
   [AC-wlan-radio-2g-prof-wlan-radio-2g] air-scan-profile wlan-air-scan
   [AC-wlan-radio-2g-prof-wlan-radio-2g] quit

   # Enter the AP group ap-group1 and bind it to the 2G radio profile.

   [AC-wlan-view] ap-group name ap-group1
   [AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] radio-2g-profile wlan-radio-2g radio 0
   Warning: This action may cause service interruption. Continue?[Y/N]y 
   [AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] quit

5. Configure the AeroScout tag location function on the AC.
   # Create the location profile wlan-location, enable the AeroScout tag location function, and configure the mode in which location information is reported.

   [AC-wlan-view] location-profile name wlan-location
   [AC-wlan-location-prof-wlan-location] aeroscout tag-enable
   [AC-wlan-location-prof-wlan-location] aeroscout server port 1144 via-ac ac-port 10001
    Warning: Port number 1145 is recommended for communication with an AC. Otherwise
   , the AP may fail to communicate with the AC. Continue?(y/n):y
   [AC-wlan-location-prof-wlan-location] source ip-address 10.23.102.2
   [AC-wlan-location-prof-wlan-location] quit

   # Enter the AP group ap-group1 and bind it to the location profile.

   [AC-wlan-view] ap-group name ap-group1
   [AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] location-profile wlan-location radio 0
   Warning: This action may cause service interruption. Continue?[Y/N]y 
   [AC-wlan-ap-group-ap-group1] quit

6. Verify the configuration.
   # Run the display wlan location config-info aeroscout { ap-id ap-id | ap-name ap-name } command to check the configuration delivered by the AeroScout location server to an AP. The value start indicates that the AP is working properly.

   [AC-wlan-view] display wlan location config-info aeroscout ap-name AP1
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   ......
   Response port                    : 1144
   AP tag mode                      : start
   ......

   # Move the tag to the coverage area of an AP, and run the display wlan location device-info tag { ap-id ap-id | ap-name ap-name } command to check tag information scanned by the AP.

   [AC-wlan-view] display wlan location device-info tag ap-name AP1
   AP ID   AP name     Tag type        Tag MAC           Channel     RSSI
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   0       AP1         AeroScout       1040-8002-6f80    6           -30
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total: 1

   # On the management page of the AeroScout location server, the location of the tag is displayed on the map.