Hewlett Packard Enterprise BT101 BLE Location Beacon User Manual Manual
Aruba Networks, Inc. BLE Location Beacon Manual
Manual
Aruba BT-101 Bluetooth Low
Energy Device
Installation Guide
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Aruba BT-101 Bluetooth Low Energy Device | Installation Guide
Part Number 0511727-01 | November 2014
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http://www.arubanetworks.com/open_source
Legal Notice
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Warranty
This hardware product is protected by an Aruba warranty. For details, see Aruba Networks standard warranty
terms and conditions.
The BT-101 Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) device is a USB dongle that plugs in to
an access point and is designed to be used with Analytics and Location Engine
(ALE) and improve location monitoring. The key features are:
Better proximity performance than WiFi
Operates as a stand-alone device
Low power consumption
Only three channels (37, 38 and 39) for advertisement for sending beacons
Package Contents
BT-101 BLE device
Installation Guide (this documented, printed)
BT-101 BLE
The following figure shows the BT-101 BLE:
Figure 1 BT-101 BLE
Product Specifications
RF Performance
Tx = -23 dBm to 0 dBm (23 dB dynamic range)
Rx sensitivity = Approximately -94 dBm (1 Mbps)
Working Frequency range: 2450 ± 50 MHz
Operation temperature: 0 °C to 50 °C
Safety and Regulatory Compliance
Aruba Networks provides a multi-language document that contains country-
specific restrictions and additional safety and regulatory information for all
Aruba access points. This document can be viewed or downloaded from the
following location: www.arubanetworks.com/safety_addendum
Regulatory Model Names
The regulatory model name applicable to the BT-101 BLE device is ARBT0101.
FCC Class B Part 15
This device complies with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference.
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions, may cause interference harmful to radio communications.
If this equipment does cause interference, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or TV technician for help.
Complies with the Class B limits for radio noise emissions as set out in the
interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003
of Industry Canada.
Cet apareil numerique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigencies du Reglement
sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada.
Canada
Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using
an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter
by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the
antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically
radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful
communication.
This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
This device may not cause interference
This device must accept any interference, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the device.
Proper Disposal of Aruba Equipment
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Aruba products at end of life are subject to separate collection
and treatment in the EU Member States, Norway, and Switzerland
and therefore are marked with the symbol shown at the left
(crossed-out wheelie bin). The treatment applied at end of life of
these products in these countries shall comply with the
applicable national laws of countries implementing Directive 2002/96EC on
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
EU Regulatory Conformance
This product is CE marked according to the provisions of the R & TTE
Directive (1999/5/EC) - CE. Aruba Networks Inc., hereby declares that
the ARBT0101 device is in compliance with the essential requirements
and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC -CE. The Declaration of
Conformity made under Directive 1999/5/EC is available for viewing at the
following location: http://support.arubanetworks.com
RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF
radiation exposure limits. This equipment should be installed and operated
with a minimum distance of 7.9 inches (20 cm) between the radiator and your
body for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz operations. This transmitter must not be co-
located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
When operated in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz frequency range, this device is
restricted to indoor use to reduce the potential for harmful interference with
co-channel Mobile Satellite Systems.
Aruba Networks, Inc
Model: ARBT0100
FCC ID Q9DBT100 IC: 4675A-BT100
Aruba Networks, Inc
Model: ARBT0101
FCC ID Q9DBT101 IC: 4675A-BT101
Changes or modifications that are not explicitly approved by the party
responsible for compliance with the FCC Rules could void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.