Provisioner

[ABT]

What is the need for a provisioner? Is it mandatory to have provisioner while client and server communication? In which condition provisioner needed in mesh network? Which device can work as a provisioner? 

[Hung Bui]

Hi, 

Please read more about provisioner and provisioning process here: https://www.bluetooth.com/blog/provisioning-a-bluetooth-mesh-network-part-1/

The provisioner is needed to configure a node to the network, exchanging the keys. After the node(s) is setup you don't need the provisioner in the network anymore.

[ABT]

Hi Hung Bui,

In provided link  "smartphone or other mobile computing device" work as a provisioner then where is given provisioner code in light_switch folder is used?

[Hung Bui]

The provisioner can be any device, it's just a suggestion that the provisioner should be smart phone or other mobile computing device. We just demonstrate a simple provisioner with the NRF52 in the code.