A shared WiFi password means you can't control who is on your network, or see how your space is used. Individual logins fix both.
Today we are launching essensys Platform Activate. It gives every member of your coworking space their own secure WiFi login, and turns the WiFi you already run into a sensor network. You sign up online, set it up on the hardware you already own, and try it free for 30 days. No sales call. No new hardware. No long-term commitment.
Still using a shared password?
If you run a coworking space, there is a good chance your WiFi still runs on one shared password, on the wall or in the welcome email. That costs you twice.
- You don't know who is on your network. Former members, guests and friends of friends can all still connect, right next to the members paying you for a professional space.
- You can't see how your space is used. Your network counts devices, not people. So your decisions on renewals, pricing and staffing come down to guesswork.
People leave. The password doesn't. essensys Platform Activate fixes both problems at once.
Meet essensys Platform Activate
Get more control, security and visibility from your WiFi. It starts with how your members connect. Give each one their own secure login, and your network knows exactly who is on it. Once it knows that, it can show you how your space is really used. Better security is what unlocks the insight.
Secure by design
Every one of your members gets their own login, on 802.1X / WPA2-Enterprise, the standard corporate offices use. They sign in once and reconnect automatically across your whole estate. When they leave, their access ends, and nobody else has to change a thing.
Intelligence built in
Because every member signs in as themselves, every connection belongs to a named person. So you see who's on each site right now and how many, how busy each site gets by day and by hour, and which occupiers are driving it. No sensors. No cameras. Your WiFi becomes the sensor network.
Utilisation
21%
+2.4%vs last month
Resident users
184
+12%vs last month
Member users
412
+6%vs last month
Roaming users
38
-4%vs last month
Sample data.
Self-serve, on what you already own
Sign up online in minutes, with no sales call. Setup is guided step by step on the WiFi hardware you already run, and you go live in your own time.
See how essensys Platform Activate works →
Put utilisation intelligence to work
This is where you get real value from essensys Platform Activate. Real usage data turns your gut feel into decisions:
- Spot churn early. Visits tailing off is a renewal at risk. See it while there is still time to act, not when the notice letter arrives.
- Find the upsell. See which occupiers are driving utilisation and how their working patterns are changing, then offer them more before they look elsewhere.
- Plan around real demand. See which days and hours each site is busy, then plan staffing, events and pricing around them.
- Sell with evidence. Show prospects real usage numbers on tours, not just a promise of great community.
Everything you need, from day one
- Secure WiFi. One network every member logs into with their own credentials. No shared passwords to hand out, change or leak.
- Seamless roaming. Members log in once and stay connected at every one of your sites.
- Guest WiFi. Branded splash pages for guests and events, with email or social login.
- Device WiFi. Connect printers, speakers and other shared devices that can't use a personal login.
- Utilisation intelligence. Who's on each site right now, how busy it gets by day and by hour, and which occupiers drive it.
- Native OfficeRnD integration. WiFi access follows membership automatically. Members get access when they join and lose it when they leave.
- Members and sites in one place. Manage WiFi access for every member and see utilisation intelligence for every site.
- Works with your hardware. Meraki, Ruckus, Aruba, Ubiquiti, Cambium and Arista. Nothing new to buy or install. Using another vendor? Follow our standard onboarding instructions.
- Ask JEFF. Plain-language answers about your network and space.
From sign-up to live, guided all the way
- Create an account. Sign up online. Your 30-day free trial starts when you activate your first site.
- Connect your WiFi controller. We guide you through linking the controller you already run.
- Add your members. Add them yourself, or connect OfficeRnD to bring them in automatically. Their invitations go out when you go live.
Skip anything you don't have to hand and come back to it later. You decide when to go live.
Add a user
User details
Wi-Fi account
Create a Wi-Fi accountTheir Wi-Fi password is emailed to them once the account has been created.
- Priya Shahpriya.shah@example.comUserProvisioningActive
- Tom Reidtom.reid@example.comAdminActive
- Sam Colesam.cole@example.comUserActive
Wi-Fi
Sign in to “WiFi Secure”
Use your email and the password we sent you.
Connected to WiFi Secure
Reconnects automatically on every visit.
- GuestsBranded portal
- DevicesOwn network
- RoamingNo new password
Try it free for 30 days
- Free for 30 days from your first site, for up to 100 users.
- Then $149 per site per month, or $1,490 per site per year.
- Unlimited users and access points at every site after your trial.
- No long-term commitment. Cancel anytime.
Start with essensys Platform Activate. Grow into essensys Platform.
essensys Platform Activate is an edition of essensys Platform, not a separate product. When a site needs more, such as private occupier networks, bandwidth control, monitoring and SLAs, upgrade it to essensys Platform without replacing anything.
Activate your first site today
Stop sharing the password. Start seeing your space. Start your free trial in minutes, or see the plan details first.
