User's Guide

Cloudleaf, Inc.
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Introduction
The Cloudleaf GW-1.5 Gateways are the access point for all Cloudleaf Bluetooth based
sensors tags, to communicate with the Cloudleaf cloud. The Gateway co-locates with
existing indoor wireless networks via Cellular, WiFi, or Ethernet, ensuring quick & easy
deployment. This also allows existing wireless network security to be leveraged,
extending end-to-end security with SSL/TLS tunneling from the access point to the
Cloudleaf’s Cloud.
Features
The GW-1.5 Gateway utilizes a proven wireless technology standard (Bluetooth 5.1) to
communicate with the downstream sensors, tags. It has four independent BLE radio
subsystems, which create scalability, link redundancy, and spectral diversity. It can
perform scans on all three BLE specifications-defined advertisement channels (37, 38,
39), ensuring all BLE devices present in its 150 feet coverage range are visible. The
gateway supports native 128-bit AES encryptions for all communications to the end-
nodes as needed. The gateway is designed to provide visibility for thousands of end-
node devices, via a proprietary device management algorithm.
The Gateway is designed to operate in harsh industrial environments, with the ability to
withstand an extended operating temperature range from 0 C to 60 C. The Gateway
can be wall- or ceiling-mounted.
Figure 3: Cloudleaf Gateway Figure 4: Cloudleaf Gateway antenna