Get Started with Blue Dot Wayfinding Follow

This article covers the broad steps you’ll need to complete before using blue dot wayfinding in your Meridian-powered app.

Blue Dot Wayfinding Prerequisites

• A Meridian Blue Dot Wayfinding subscription. (Go here to read more about Blue Dot wayfinding.)
• A Meridian floor with a map. (Go here to read more about Meridian maps.)
• A Meridian Editor account. (Email customers@meridianapps.com if you’re having trouble accessing the Meridian Editor.)
• The Meridian Manager app for deploying BLE Beacons hardware. (Go here to download the Meridian Manager app.)
• Beacons hardware. (Go here to read more about Beacons hardware.)
• HPE Aruba networking controller and access point (AP) hardware. Recommended. (Go here to read more about HPE Aruba networking hardware.)

If you’re lacking one of the prerequisites, please contact Meridian for help.

1. Review Your Map in the Meridian Editor

Once the Meridian maps team has created one or more of the maps for your location, make sure to review it in the Editor and set the map’s Anchor Points to ensure accurate routing.

Read about how to Set the Map’s Scale and Orientation.

2. Locate Points of Interest (Placemarks) in Your Mapped Location

Your placemarks (or points of interest) will be the places most relevant to the people using your space. In some cases, these placemarks may be obvious, such as restrooms and elevators. In other cases, it may be less obvious, such as a place where people tend to gather.

You can always add, edit, or remove placemarks from your floors.

• Read the Placemarks Overview.

3. Add Placemarks in the Editor

Once you’ve identified placemarks in your location, use the Meridian Editor to add them to your floors.

Read about how to Add Placemarks to a Floor.

4. Walk Between Placemarks to Develop Routes

Meridian recommends walking between placemarks on your floor to get a better sense of the common routes between them, especially if you’re working with a complicated layout.

You may not need to do this if the map routes are self-evident.

5. Draw Routes on the Map

Once you’ve started to identify common routes throughout your space, use the Meridian Editor to draw routes on your floor.

Read about how to Draw a Route.

6. Locate Access Point Beacons (APBs)

If you’re using HPE Aruba Networking Access Points with built-in Beacons (APBs) and controllers, those APBs can be automatically deployed. Once that’s done, you’ll want to use the Meridian Manager app to locate them. Once you know where the APBs are, you’ll know where you’ll need to supplement them with battery-powered Beacons.

• Read about Configuring Access Point Beacons Remotely. (You can also deploy APBs using the Meridian Manager app.)

7. Deploy Battery-powered Beacons

Use the Meridian Manager app to deploy Beacons to your location.

• Read about how to Get Started with the Meridian Manager App.
• Read about how to Deploy a Location Beacon.

8. Walkthrough the Route with the Meridian Manager App

Once you’ve deployed Beacons to your location, you can use the Meridian Manager app to finetune the effectiveness of your Location Beacons.

• Read about how to use the Meridian Manager App Walkthrough Modes.