App – IoT Explorer

Deploy IoT use cases with ease.

Use Cases & Value

IoT Explorer is an application designed to cater to your specific use case needs. Deploy and create use cases effortlessly, including asset tracking, temperature monitoring, and presence detection, all in one centralized dashboard.

Asset Tracking

Centralize/Consolidate your asset tracking process and obtain live insights into the location and usage of your assets globally. Tailor notifications according to personalized guidelines and receive prompt alerts for significant shifts in asset behaviour and whereabouts.

Value Delivered: Increase operational efficiency to save time & cost, gain insights from historic trends to enhance decision-making, and deliver real-time visibility to stakeholders.

Useful to: Operations, Facilities, IT, Security

Presence Detection

Observe real-time and historical occupancy data of specific building spaces on a map view. Customize notification rules and receive instant alerts for any changes in space utilization.

Value Delivered: Optimize space usage and minimize energy consumption using concrete data, make informed decisions to design a hybrid work strategy, and provide stakeholders with real-time and historical data.

Useful to: Facilities, Real Estate, IT, Sustainability Stakeholders, HR

Temperature Monitoring

Streamline temperature monitoring by centralizing your efforts. Manage and monitor indoor environments globally with ease. Customize notification rules and receive instant alerts for any temperature fluctuations or deviations from the optimal temperature range.

Value Delivered: Enhance compliance, reduce inventory loss for cost savings, and facilitate better decision-making through global visibility. Historical data is also available for temperature monitoring test cases. Keep assets under compliance

Useful to: Operations, Facilities, IT, Security

IT Device Monitoring

Streamline and scale your management of multiple BLE use cases by centralizing them into a single application. Receive notifications regarding BLE tag health and easily upload tags in bulk or individually. Locate WIFI devices across multiple global locations with ease and receive important location change alerts.

Value Delivered: Effortlessly deploy devices and use cases to maximize your existing wireless infrastructure. Utilize the IoT services interface to onboard, manage, and monitor devices across different vendors in a single location. Create simple and flexible rules to achieve business-driven outcomes. Share relevant data for stakeholder visibility.

Useful to: IT

Step 1: Complete Cisco Spaces Onboarding Process

Have an account provisioned on the Cisco Spaces platform. If you don’t have an active account, please email dnadnaspaces.dev-dnaspaces.io
Create user account – Accept invitation from Cisco Spaces & setup password
Set up a Cisco Spaces connector: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/cisco-dna-spaces/connector/b_connector.html
Add your Catalyst 9800 controller to Cisco Spaces. Note that Indoor IoT Services is only supported on Catalyst 9800 controllers running at least IOS-XE 17.3.1 or higher. (17.3.2a recommended)
Setup your Location Hierarchy using the best practices guide: https://dnadnaspaces.dev-dnaspaces.io/setupguide/location-hierarchy/
IoT Explorer Configuration Guide: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/spaces/iot-explorer/config/b-iot-explorer-cg/m-temperature-monitoring-1.html

P.S. : The above process needs to be done only once. It is not repeated for every app. Please ignore if already completed.

Step 2: Enable IOT Streams

Navigate to your Cisco Spaces Connector under Setup > Wireless Networks
Click the three dots and select ‘Manage IoT Streams’
Click the ‘Configure to Enable’ button next to Manage Connector
a) You should see ‘Success’ next to Manage Connector
In the table below, click the three dots icon to select the ‘Enable Stream’ for the WLC(s)
a) You should see ‘Successfully set config’ in the Operation Log status
Navigate to IOT Services, your Access Points should now be visible under AP Gateways
If you do not see the output as expected, please contact Cisco Spaces Support for help with your configuration

Step 3: Install BLE Gateways

Deploy BLE Gateways to enable AP managed BLE Scanning or Transmitting

Navigate to IOT Services > AP Gateways
Select ‘Add New Gateways’ above the list of APs
Select Gateway type (currently only BLE is available) and Access Points on which to deploy the Gateway
a) If you have a WiFi 6 AP, the advanced gateway will automatically be deployed
b) If you have a Wave 2 AP, the base gateway will automatically be deployed
Once the gateway is deployed, you can configure Scan / Transmit Mode on the AP. Navigate to IoT Service > Device Management > Devices > AP Beacons > Clicking on the AP Mac > Settings

Step 4: Claim BLE Devices

Navigate to IOT Services > Device Management
Select ‘Onboard Devices’ from the main page
Select ‘Floor Beacons’
Enter your Order ID
Your BLE Devices will now be visible under Device Management > Claimed Beacons

Please take a moment to check if you’re able to successfully use the Demo Kit. Click on ‘yes’ to indicate it’s working. And on ‘Not yet’ if you need any assistance.