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Introduction 

This is a quick-start guide to getting your Blufi and Beacon devices connected to the Bluzone Cloud.

For in-depth information please refer to the Bluzone Cloud User Guide.

Setup an Account 

Register for a Bluzone Portal account at Console

Registration gives you access to the Bluzone Portal and API keys for  use with REST APIs.

You can setup and configure the following in the Bluzone Portal:

• One or more Projects 
• For each Project
  • Wifi Settings for one or more Blufis
  • Templates for configuring Beacons by Beacon Type

For each project a set of API keys are also generated which can be used for accessing raw Blufi scan data (BLE data) programmatically.

Setup Wifi profiles

Before provisioning either a Blufi or Beacon device you will need to configure your Wifi Profiles that Blufi devices will be configured with.

To configure one or more Wifi profiles login to the Bluzone Portal, select Wifi Profiles and enter details for the wireless network.

Install the Bluzone Provisioning App

The Bluzone Mobile App can be used for the following:

• Secure Blufi Registration and Provisioning
• Secure Beacon Registration and Provisioning

You may download the latest Bluzone Provisioning App using the links below:

• iOS

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Provision your BluFi device

The following video provides a quick introduction to the device BluFi registration and provisioning process:

To register and provision your BluFi:

• Open the Bluzone Provisioning App
• Enter user credentials used to setup the bluzone account 
• This will take you to the overview of your current project 
  • If you have multiple projects in your account to change project:
    • Select Menu
    • Select settings
    • Select Change Project

    • Select desired project
      
      

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      title Blufi Scanning
      Please note that you have to be very close to the BluFi for your iOS or Android device can make a successful connection.

      
      

• Select Provision

• Select BluFi

• Ensure iOS device is set up against Blufi 

• Select BluFi with circle to left filled with most green (strongest signal)

• Select the desired WiFi Access Template
• Select i on bottom right
• Select the desired location
• Select done

• Take Device Selfie (optional, can select Skip on upper right hand corner)

• Enter other optional information like Tags and Photos.
• Select "Provision" to start the provisioning process
• After provisioning process is completed, the BluFi will connect to the Bluzone cloud and start sending BLE scan data.
  • To verify,  login to the Bluzone Portal and select the provisioned BluFi. 
  • The BluFi status will show "Connected"
  • Select beacon and select "Activity Log" to view BLE data.

Provision your Beacon device

The following video provides a quick introduction to the device Beacon registration and provisioning process:

Beacon Provisioning

To register and provision your Beacon:

• Open the Bluzone Provisioning App
• Enter user credentials used to setup the bluzone account
• This will take you to the overview of your current project 
  • If you have multiple projects in your account to change project:
    • Select Menu
    • Select settings
    • Select Change Project

    • Select desired project

• Select Provision

• Select Beacon

• Ensure iOS device is set up against Beacon

• Select Beacon with circle to left filled with most green (strongest signal)

• Select the desired Template
• Select i on bottom right
• Select the desired location
• Select done

• Take Device Selfie (optional, can select Skip on upper right hand corner)

• Enter other optional information like Tags and Photos.
• Select "Provision" to start the provisioning process
• After provisioning process is completed, the BluFi will connect to the Bluzone cloud and start sending BLE scan data.
  • To verify,  login to the Bluzone Portal and select the provisioned Beacon. 
  • The Beacon status will show "Active"
  • Select beacon and select "Activity Log" to view activity on BluFi Scan Map BluFi Scan Map

BluFi and Beacon geo-location dashboard

The Bluzone Portal Dashboard displays BluFi and Beacon geo-location information using Google Maps.

Accessing BluFi scan data using the Bluzone Consumer Service