Cambium cnMaestro Migration: Guest, Staff and Identity Services with Wiacom

Cambium customers and partners are currently reviewing how to maintain access, onboarding and customer-facing services as the cnMaestro environment changes.

For organisations using EasyPass, ePSK/UPSK, captive portals, RADIUS, analytics or customer integrations, the question is broader than where the access points will be managed.

Wiacom can provide an independent identity, onboarding, access and customer-intelligence layer while allowing organisations to retain compatible existing WiFi infrastructure where appropriate.

Keep the WiFi. Move the service layer.

Wiacom can sit above the existing WLAN infrastructure and support:

  • guest, staff and device onboarding;
  • Captive Portal and Guest Connect;
  • personal WiFi credentials through WiFi Pass;
  • Passpoint Connect;
  • RADIUS / AAA;
  • guest and customer analytics;
  • consent and compliance workflows;
  • email and SMS communications;
  • PMS, CRM/CDP, loyalty and external-system integrations;
  • advanced troubleshooting;
  • white-label and multi-tenant deployments;
  • cloud, dedicated, on-premises or partner/customer VPS hosting.

This allows the underlying WiFi infrastructure to evolve independently from the identity and service layer.

Cambium to Wiacom: feature mapping

Cambium / cnMaestroWiacom alternativeMigration approach
EasyPass Captive PortalWiacom Captive PortalBranded onboarding, verification, consent and access
Self RegistrationPortal / Guest ConnectOn-site or off-site onboarding by URL/QR
Google / Microsoft / Social loginOAuth / OIDC integrationsReuse existing identity providers
ePSKWiFi PassPersonal iPSK/MPSK/DPSK credentials where supported
UPSKMigration to supported personal credential mechanismsUPSK is proprietary; workflows can move toward supported iPSK/MPSK/DPSK models
Personal WiFiWiacom HorizonPersonal WiFi / SSID onboarding
Guest / Staff / Device accessWiacom identity-based accessDifferent onboarding and policies by user type
Google / Azure loginWiacom Social OAuth / OIDC integrationsCan integrate with Google, Microsoft and existing customer identity providers.
Passpoint / Hotspot 2.0Passpoint ConnectSecure automatic reconnection
AnalyticsWiacom WiFi AnalyticsRegistrations, visits, dwell/presence, engagement and multi-site reporting
Customer integrationsPMS / CRM / CDP / Loyalty / APIsConnect WiFi identity and access to business systems
Email / SMS workflowsWiacom Communication ServicesTransactional email, verification, OTP, SMS and campaign workflows
Consent managementWiacom Consent + UserPortalPreferences, opt-out and CRM/CDP synchronisation
Custom workflowsWiacom APIs & custom integrationsPMS, CRM/CDP, loyalty, identity, controller and business-system integrations.
Cloud serviceWiacom CloudManaged by Wiacom
Customer-controlled hostingOn-premises / customer VPSCustomer-controlled deployment
Partner-controlled hostingWhite-label on partner VPSMSP/integrator controls branding and hosting
TroubleshootingAdvanced Wiacom supportPortal, RADIUS, credentials, sessions and controller integrations

Guest, staff and device access

Wiacom is not limited to public guest WiFi.

Different identity and access workflows can be used for:

  • guests and visitors;
  • hotel guests and residents;
  • staff and contractors;
  • students;
  • long-term users;
  • IoT and dedicated devices.

Each group can use a different onboarding method, credential type, validity period and network policy.

Email and SMS communication services

Wiacom can also provide the communication layer around onboarding and identity.

Available workflows can include:

  • registration and confirmation emails;
  • OTP delivery;
  • transactional SMS;
  • SMS gateway integration;
  • access or credential notifications;
  • pre-arrival communications;
  • campaign email;
  • campaign SMS;
  • segmented communications based on eligible audiences.

This means organisations and partners do not necessarily need to build a separate communication workflow around the WiFi platform.

Custom integrations for larger deployments

Larger WiFi environments rarely fit a single standard workflow.

Wiacom can integrate with:

  • PMS and reservation systems;
  • CRM and CDP platforms;
  • loyalty applications;
  • customer identity providers;
  • external portals and applications;
  • APIs;
  • operational systems;
  • custom partner platforms.

Custom integrations can be used to automate onboarding, credential creation, expiry, identity synchronisation, customer-data flows and operational processes as deployments scale.

For MSPs and integrators, this makes it possible to support different customer requirements while keeping a common Wiacom service layer underneath.

Preserve analytics, consent and customer data

A platform migration does not need to mean losing the intelligence around WiFi.

Wiacom can maintain or extend:

  • verified profiles;
  • registrations;
  • repeat visits;
  • dwell and presence trends;
  • campaign engagement;
  • consented first-party data;
  • multi-location analytics;
  • CRM/CDP synchronisation;
  • preference and consent updates.

Advanced troubleshooting

Guest and staff WiFi issues can originate from several layers:

Device → WLAN → controller → portal → RADIUS → identity → access policy

Wiacom can help investigate portal, authentication, RADIUS, credential, Passpoint and controller-integration issues and determine whether the problem sits in the Wiacom layer, WLAN platform or customer network.

Cloud, on-premises or white-label

Wiacom can be delivered as:

Wiacom Cloud — managed by Wiacom.

Dedicated / on-premises — for customers requiring greater control.

Partner or customer VPS — including white-label deployments operated on infrastructure controlled by the MSP, integrator or customer.

This gives partners more flexibility and avoids replacing one platform dependency with another.

Free migration trial

Cambium customers and partners can request a free Wiacom trial to validate the required workflows before committing to a broader migration.

Where technically possible, existing hardware can remain in place while the service layer is tested.

The objective is straightforward:

Keep the infrastructure where it makes sense. Preserve guest and staff access, identity, communications, analytics and integrations. Gain more control over the service layer.


Wiacom can help Cambium customers, MSPs and partners assess existing EasyPass, ePSK/UPSK, RADIUS, captive portal, analytics, communication and integration workflows and identify a practical migration path.

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