Sovereign Shelf Beacon

Sovereign Shelf Beacon — wireless access point that talks to your shelf tags. Required for every Sovereign Shelf deployment.

Plug it in, give it network, and the Sovereign Shelf cloud (or local Commander) finds it automatically. One Beacon covers a typical shop; more get added as floor area grows or partitioned spaces need their own coverage.

Specifications

• Tag radio: Bluetooth Low Energy, 2.4 GHz, dual-radio for parallel push
• Coverage: approximately 5,000 sq ft per Beacon (single-storey, line-of-sight)
• Concurrency: 6 simultaneous tag push connections per Beacon
• Network: Ethernet uplink with DHCP
• Power: Power over Ethernet (802.3af) or 12 V DC barrel jack — adapter included
• Mounting: ceiling or wall, integrated mount points
• Form factor: rounded-square enclosure, indoor

Highlights

• Factory-default auto-detection — ships unprovisioned; the platform claims it on first sight via DNS + NTP. No on-device config screens.
• Multi-Beacon mesh — tags pick the closest available radio; no hand-off configuration required.
• Power-save-aware push — bursts pushes inside the tag fleet's sleep windows so updates are fast without burning Beacon power budget.
• Same hardware on all tiers — Sentinel routes through the cloud gateway, Guardian / Vault route through the on-prem Commander.

Where it fits

• Every deployment needs at least one. Add more for floors over ~5,000 sq ft or with significant RF obstruction.
• Common pattern: one Beacon per retail floor zone, one extra for a stockroom / receiving bay.
• Required on Sentinel, Guardian, and Vault.