Adding and Managing Property Units

Add Property Units, import units from a file or Property Management System (PMS), and manage Property Unit details, status, and identity associations as part of Property Management for a venue.

Note: The Property Management feature must be enabled at the venue level to add or manage a property unit.
Note: You can edit the venue-level Property Management configuration only after deleting all Property Units from the venue.
Complete the following steps to add and manage Property Units:
  1. In the navigation bar, select Venues.
    The Venues page is displayed.
  2. Click the Venue name.
    The Venue Details page is displayed, defaulting to the Overview tab.
  3. Click the Property Units tab.
    The Property Units page is displayed. The page displays the following information: Unit Name, Status, VLAN, Identities, Source, Resident Name, Resident Email, and Resident Phone. The Unit Name is a hyperlink that opens the Unit Details page, which displays key information about the selected unit, including the Resident Name, Resident Email, Status, VLAN, DPSK passphrase, and Guest DPSK passphrase. It also shows any Identities associations linked to the unit. If no identities are associated, click Add Identity Association. Refer to Associating Multiple Identities with a Property Unit for more details.
    You can use the Search option to display only the table entries matching the specified Unit Name, Source, Resident Name, Resident Email, and Resident Phone; enter a minimum of two characters. Additionally, you can filter the list by selecting a Status from the drop-down list. The status options are Active and Suspended. Use the Clear Filters option to remove the applied filters.

    You can sort the list by clicking the associated column header except Identities and VLAN.

    You can customize which fields appear in the Units table by clicking the icon and selecting or deselecting the desired column names. Optionally, you can click Reset to default to restore the default subset of columns.

  4. Click Add Unit to create a new property unit.
    The Add Unit sidebar is displayed.
    Add Unit
    Complete the following fields:
    1. Unit Name: Add a unit name for the property unit.
    2. (Optional) DPSK Passphrase: Enter a passphrase that you want users to provide before they can access the network. Within a DPSK pool, the passphrase length is set by the administrator. The passphrases must adhere to the administrator-configured setting, which can range from 8 through 63 characters. If left empty, a passphrase will be generated by the system. Refer to Adding a DPSK Service for more information.
    3. (Optional) Guest DPSK Passphrase: Enter a passphrase that you want only guest users to provide before they can access the network. Within a DPSK pool, the passphrase length is set by the administrator. The passphrases must adhere to the administrator-configured setting, which can range from 8 through 63 characters.
    4. (Optional) VLAN: Enter a VLAN ID (ranging from 1 through 4094). This field appears only when the Enable Guest DPSK for Units option is enabled in the Property Management configuration.
    5. (Optional) Separate VLAN for Guests: Toggle the switch on to enable the guest VLAN and enter a VLAN ID (from 1 through 4094) for guests that does not match the VLAN configured above.
    6. Hide system generated identities: Toggle Hide system generated identities switch on to hide the automatically created Unit DPSK and Guest DPSK identities, including their passphrases and devices, from the Resident Portal.
      Note: Any identities you add manually to the unit will still be shown in the Resident Portal, even if system‑generated identities are hidden.
    7. Resident Name: Enter a resident name.
    8. (Optional) Resident's Email: Enter a resident email. To receive notifications over email, you must add an email address.
    9. (Optional) Resident's Phone Number: Enter a resident phone number. To receive notifications over SMS, you must add a phone number.
    10. (Optional) Data Usage Metering: Select an existing Data Usage Metering profile or click Add to create a new one. The profile allows you to enable or disable rate limiting as well as data consumption control. The profile will be applied to all devices that belong to this unit.
    11. Click Add.
  5. (Optional) Click Import from File. You can import multiple units at once; bulk import is optional.
    Note: The file format must be CSV, the file may contain up to 512 entries, and the file size cannot exceed 5 MB.
    Import Units From File Sidebar
    Complete the following steps to import units.
    1. (Optional) Click Download template to download the CSV template to your local machine.
    2. Open the downloaded template file on your local device, enter the required Unit details:
      • Unit Name: Add a unique unit name for the property unit.
      • (Optional) DPSK Secret: Enter a passphrase that you want users to provide before they can access the network. Within a DPSK pool, the passphrase length is set by the administrator. The passphrases must adhere to the administrator-configured setting, which can range from 8 through 63 characters.
      • (Optional) Unit VLAN: Enter a VLAN ID (ranging from 1 through 4094).
      • (Optional) Guest DPSK Secret: Enter a passphrase that you want only guest users to provide before they can access the network. Within a DPSK pool, the passphrase length is set by the administrator. The passphrases must adhere to the administrator-configured setting, which can range from 8 through 63 characters.
      • (Optional) Guest VLAN: Enter a VLAN ID (from 1 through 4094) for guests that does not match the Unit VLAN ID.
      • Resident Name: Enter a resident name.
      • (Optional) Email: Enter a resident email.
      • (Optional) Phone Number: Enter a resident phone number. The format must be +<country code><phone number>.
      • (Optional) Hide system generated identities: Enter TRUE to hide the auto‑created Unit and Guest DPSK identities from the Resident Portal, or FALSE to show them.
    3. In the Import Units From File sidebar, drag-and-drop the CSV file into the upload area, or click Browse to select the file. You can replace the file by clicking the Change File button, which allows you to browse and upload a new file.
    4. Click Import.
      If the import is successful, the Import Units From File sidebar displays a message that units were imported successfully. If the import fails, the Import Units From File sidebar displays an error message with details for each unit that failed to import.
      If any units failed to import, open the .csv file. Fix the issue for each unit that failed to import, remove the units that were imported successfully and save and close the file. Import the .csv file again.
  6. Click the icon to download the complete list of property units in CSV format.
  7. Select the checkbox next to the Property Units column to display and access the following options:
    • Edit
    • Suspend
    • Add Identity Association
    • Resend
    • Delete
  8. (Optional) Click Edit to modify the property unit details.
    Note: Disabling Property Management for a venue after it has been enabled may cause clients to lose networking services.
    Note: The legacy passphrase supports a minimum length of 8 characters. DPSK Passphrase and Guest DPSK Passphrase require a length ranging from 8 through 63 characters, as set by the administrator-configured passphrase length policy.
    The Edit Unit sidebar is displayed. Update the required fields and click Save.
  9. (Optional) Click Suspend to suspend an active property unit.
    A confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click Suspend to suspend the Property Unit.
  10. (Optional) Click Add Identity Association to associate multiple Identities with a Property Unit.
    The Add Identity Association sidebar is displayed with a list of identities. Refer to Associating Multiple Identities with a Property Unit for more details.
  11. (Optional) Click Activate to activate the Property Unit.
    Note: This option appears only for suspended Property Units.
  12. (Optional) Click Resend to send the unit assignment SMS and/or email to the unit contact.
    A toast notification appears indicating that the unit assignment SMS and/or email has been sent to the unit contact.
  13. (Optional) Click Delete to delete a property unit.
    A confirmation dialog box is displayed. Click Delete to delete the Property Unit.
Note: You can view all activities related to the property units on the venue details page during the last 24 hours in Administration > Timeline > Activities.