For large-scale deployments using Splash or Compass, you may need to add or update many access points.To streamline this process, we've enabled the bulk import/update of up to 500 access points simultaneously via CSV file.
Import
Click Manage → Access Points in the left menu toolbar, then click Manage and select IMPORT FROM FILE from the dropdown menu.
In the resulting modal window, select your hardware manufacturer, and download the related template. You can enter up to 500 entries in your CSV file.
The following templates are availables:
| Name | Description | Location | MAC address | Identifier | SSID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template 1 | required | optional | required | required | required | - |
| Template 2 | required | optional | required | required | - | optional |
| Template 3 | required | optional | required | required | - | - |
Data format:
- Name: only letters, digits, colons, dots, hyphens, spaces, and underscores
- Description: only letters, digits, colons, dots, hyphens, and underscores
- Location: the name of an existing location in your instance
- MAC address: 12 hex digits, no colons or hyphens (e.g., 0123456789ab)
- Identifier: only letters, digits, colons, dots, hyphens, and underscores
- SSID: only letters, digits, colons, dots, hyphens, and underscores
Notes:
- When you upload a CSV file, the selected hardware manufacturer in the modal window will be applied to all imported access points.
- Different hardware manufacturers may require distinct templates. Ensure you use the appropriate template for your specific use case.
After the file is uploaded, the platform checks all the provided values. If all of them are valid, then the access points are copied.
If any value is invalid, the page will return a CSV file detailing the errors. You must then correct your CSV file and re-import it.
Update
Click Manage → Access Points in the left menu toolbar, then click Manage and select UPDATE FROM FILE from the dropdown menu.
In the resulting modal window, download the related template. You can enter up to 500 entries in your CSV file.
The following information is required: Name, Description, Location, MAC address, and Identifier.
For each row, enter the Identifier of the access point you wish to modify, as this field is unique within the platform. You can find this value in Manage → Access Points (see the picture below).
Then, in the same row, enter the desired values for the other fields (Name, Description, Location, MAC address).
Note:
You can specify a different Location for any access point than its current one.
If you confirm this action, the access point will be removed from its old Location and re-inserted into the new one.