Beacons¶
Use the Beacon Management page to manage and add Beacons you wish to target. Click the Add Beacon button in the top-right corner to add a new Beacon.
Add beacon¶
Enter a name for your Beacon and its install address.
The Pulse SDK allows you to dynamically use all Beacon configuration data within Campaigns as Data Macros. With macros you can geo-personalize notification copy with Beacon and Location data from hundreds of Beacons in a single Campaign.
| Beacon Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| UUID | identifier for the Beacon. This is usually unique to a Beacon fleet |
| Major ID | is user defined identifier at the highest level. For e.g. a user working with multiple Beacons, can give all Beacons deployed on the first floor Major ID 1 |
| Minor ID | is user defined identifier at the lowest level. For e.g. a user might use it to differentiate between the Beacons deployed on the first floor |
Catalyst requires specific Beacon hardware configuration information to detect Beacons and serve a Campaign.
Beacon Configuration
The combination of UUID, Major ID and Minor ID is recommended to be unique. This will help you identify and target each beacon in a Campaign.
Update configuration¶
Click the gear button (*) to open the Beacon Configuration window :
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Use it to assign Tags to the Beacons so that they are easily selectable within a Campaign
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You can also add additional information about a Beacon device in the Hardware tab
Floor plan¶
In the Beacon Placement window, you can upload a floor plan of the area where the beacons are deployed. This can be used as a reference to find Beacons in the physical area and determine future placements.
Share beacon access¶
Click the Manage Access icon to open the Beacon Access window:
- Select a Restricted User account to share beacon access with
- Beacons can only be shared with one Restricted User at a time
Danger
If you delete a Beacon, all associated information including any floor plan and installation information is immediately removed and cannot be recovered.