Change the BLE Power Settings for Access Points

date_range 25-Feb-25

When needed, you can adjust an access point's Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Virtual Bluetooth Low Energy (vBLE) power levels.

It's rarely necessary to change the BLE power settings for an access point (AP). Typically, you would change them only if you want to fine-tune the location-based services at your site.

You can change these settings for a single AP or for multiple APs as a batch.

Change the BLE and vBLE Power Settings for an AP
Change the Power Settings for Multiple APs as a Batch

Change the BLE and vBLE Power Settings for an AP

Follow these steps if you need to adjust only one AP.

From the left menu of the Juniper Mist™ portal, select Access Points.
Click the AP that you want to adjust.
Under BLE Settings, drag the BLE Beacon Power slider left (lower power) or right (higher power).
Under vBLE Array, drag the VBLE Beacon Power slider left (lower power) or right (higher power).

The power level options are from Level 1 (the lowest power) up to Level 7 (the highest power). The corresponding transmission power (in dBm) varies for each AP model. For more information, see BLE Power Settings for Juniper Access Points.
Click Save (near the top right corner of the page).

Change the Power Settings for Multiple APs as a Batch

Follow these steps if you want several APs to have the same BLE and vBLE power levels.

From the left menu of the Juniper Mist portal, select Access Points.
Select the check boxes for the APs that you want to adjust.
Click More, and then click Batch Edit.
Drag the Set Beacon Power control left (lower power) or right (higher power).
The power level options are from Level 1 (the lowest power) up to Level 7 (the highest power). The corresponding transmission power (in dBm) varies for each AP model. For more information, see BLE Power Settings for Juniper Access Points.
If you want these same settings to apply to vBLE on the selected APs, enable Virtual BLE Array.
Click OK.