Did you know that end-users can request cellular modem profiles to be added on the Cassia Gateways?

Cassia Networks now offers end-users the ability to add a cellular modem profile to Cassia’s Bluetooth gateways. Currently, all gateways are eligible to add this particular profile. We do, however, recommend that the end-user confirms with Cassia’s support team to verify if a cellular modem is compatible. To date, cellular modems will need to use…

An introduction to Bluetooth Location Services: Positioning Systems and Proximity Solutions

The market for Bluetooth location services has significantly grown over the last few years. According to ABI Research, nearly 400 million Bluetooth Location Services devices are forecasted to ship per year by 2022. Bluetooth location services have been developed using the same concept: they leverage Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio to determine if two Bluetooth…

How to Deploy Cassia’s Bluetooth Gateways Over Cellular Networks with Soracom

Cassia Networks has partnered with Soracom to provide an integrated solution that allows an easy and efficient way of connecting Cassia’s Bluetooth Low Energy gateways to a cellular network. Cassia’s Bluetooth gateways can be used as a protocol gateway which translates between the Bluetooth protocol and Internet Protocol (IP). This allows the end-user to remotely…

Did You Know the Cellular Modem and Wi-Fi Signal Strength Can Be Found on Cassia’s IoT Access Controller (AC) and the Gateway Local Webpage?

In its simplest form, signal strength is the wireless signal power level received by the wireless client. Strong signal strengths can result in more reliable connections and higher speeds. It is represented in -dBm format (0 to -100). The closer the value is to 0, the stronger the signal. Currently, all Cassia Bluetooth gateways support…

Introduction to an IoT Gateway

An introduction to IoT gateways and tips to overcome the challenges of an IoT deployment

As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands, today’s enterprises find themselves faced with the challenge of integrating multiple wireless devices and protocols, many with different power and connectivity requirements. There are several challenges that today’s enterprises are faced with to effectively deploy a successful IoT application. Among these are cost, interoperability, and security to name a few. This…

Did You Know Cassia Networks has a New Gateway Container Version?

Cassia Networks is excited to announce version 2.0.1 of the gateway container! Currently, Cassia’s X1000, E1000, X2000 and ATX2000 gateways support this new version. Compared to Cassia’s previous v1.1.1 container, the v2.0.1 container is intended for gateway firmware versions v2.1.1 and up. The latest version is designed with more additional capabilities and resources than the…

The importance of safeguarding data and how to minimize cybersecurity threats

October marks Cybersecurity Awareness month. For 18 years, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has made October a month to educate and promote safe online behaviors and practices for both consumers and businesses. CISA has also created the Stop. Think. Connect™ campaign to raise public awareness about cybersecurity and how consumers and businesses can…

Did You Know Cassia’s IoT Access Controller features batch configuration changes for multiple gateways?

Cassia’s IoT Access Controller (AC) has a unique feature that provides end-users the ability to perform batch configuration changes for multiple Cassia gateways. Currently, all Cassia Bluetooth gateway models (X1000, E1000, S2000, X2000, and ATX2000) support this feature. End-users are able to perform batch configuration changes, firmware upgrades, network setting changes, container OS updates and…