Location Beacons are small mobile battery-powered transmitters that are used to further increase the location accuracy of the RTLS. These beacons are designed to enhance system performance in areas that have poor Wi-Fi coverage but where location accuracy is mission critical.

Wi-Fi tags recognize these location beacon signals and transmit the signal data to the Positioning Engine, which calculates the precise location of the tags. The location beacons are typically mounted on a wall. Because they do not require any cabling, the location beacons can be moved around as needed to improve accuracy for a period of time or installed permanently in specific locations.

There are two models of location beacons:

• Room Beacon fills a room with the beacon signal.
• Bed Beacon creates a sub-zone inside a room to enable bed-level or bay-level accuracy.