Does the Plume Home app support multiple passwords?

Updated App

The Plume Home app is the updated version of the Plume HomePass app, which has reached End of Life (EOL) for support. Plume urges users to download and migrate to the Plume Home app. Plume HomePass will continue to function, but it will no longer receive any updates or maintenance or bug fixes from Plume.

Multiple Password support

The Pume Home app allows you to set up to 30 unique passwords on the WiFi network using a single WPA2 SSID. This feature allows you to set up guest access for Plume Home WiFi network without needing a separate guest SSID. Also, each person can have their own unique password for the network, with customizable access levels and options.

NOTE: The multiple password feature is only available on the WPA2 WiFi network (SSID). The WPA3 SSID, which is required for 6GHz WiFi, can only have a single password, although Plume Home supports having both a WPA3 SSID and a WPA2 SSID.

Plume Home WiFi access levels

Plume Home WiFi networks have 3 different access levels based on the type of password used, allowing for multiple use cases and the ability to control access to devices on the local network. You can have as many passwords of each type as needed, as long as the total is within the 30-password limit for the Plume Home network.

Home

There are no access limitations for devices connecting with Home passwords. In addition to having Internet access, devices connecting with a Home password are allowed to communicate with each other over the local network.

• Devices connected with a Home password can selectively allow local network access to devices connected with a Guest password.
• Any devices you want to share and control local access to, such as printers, file servers, media players, and smart home devices should be connected using a Home password.
• The first password created during the initial setup of Plume Home is always a Home password.
• All devices connected to the WPA3 SSID or via Ethernet are part of the Home network and can be selectively shared with devices using a Guest password

Guest

Local network access for devices is managed. In addition to having Internet access, each Guest password can be set up to allow local network access to selected Home devices (Shared devices).

• Each Guest password can be created to allow local network access to a different set of Home devices. Each family member can have a custom password with specific permissions for local network access.
• Devices using the same Guest password can communicate with each other on the local network, but they cannot communicate with devices using a different Guest password.
• Each Guest password can be set to expire automatically (after 1 hour, 3 hours, by the end of the day, or at a custom time), disabling access when it's no longer needed.

Internet only

Internet-only passwords have access to the Internet and no local network access.

• Internet-only passwords are ideal for guests who do not need access to anything over the local network.
• You can enable automatic expiration to disable the password when it's no longer needed.

WiFi Password requirements

• Passwords need to be 8-63 characters long.
• Combinations of upper and lower-case letters, numbers, and special characters will make the WiFi password more secure.
• WiFi passwords cannot contain the following characters: ö,ä,ü,ß

How to enable multiple passwords

Multiple passwords are automatically enabled if your network does not have 6GHz-capable hardware. However, if you have 6GHz-capable hardware, your Plume Home WiFi network may only have a WPA3 SSID and you'll have to enable a WPA2 SSID as a secondary WiFi network.

1. Open the Settings page and tap on the Network tile.
2. Tap on WiFi security and turn the WPA2 toggle on.
3. Tap on View passwords to create additional passwords for the WPA2 WiFi network.
   

Create a new WiFi password for Home

1. Open the Network page.
2. Tap on the WPA2 Passwords tile under the Connectivity tab.
3. With the Home tab selected tap the Create home password button..
4. Enter a new password and then tap on the Create button.
   
   

Create a new password for a Guest

1. Open the Network page.
2. Under the Connectivity tab, tap on the WPA2 Passwords tile.
3. Open the Guest tab and tap on Create guest password.
4. Enter the Guest name and select which device(s) you want to share.
5. Tap on Next.
6. Enter the Guest password.
7. Choose when you want the password to expire and tap on Create.
   
   
   

Create a new password for Internet Only

1. Open the Network page.
2. Under the Connectivity tab, tap on the WPA2 Passwords tile.
3. Open the Internet only tab and tap on Create internet only password.
4. Enter the Internet only password.
5. Choose when you want the password to expire and tap on Create.
   
   
   
   

Disable or change WiFi passwords

Using the Plume Home app, you can easily edit, delete, or temporarily disable a WiFi password.

1. Open the Network page and tap the Passwords tile.
2. Choose the Home, Guest, or Internet-only tabs to bring up the appropriate list of passwords and select the password to be modified.
3. Tap the options button next to the password you want to modify.
4. In the pop-up menu, choose an option to modify the password.
   
   • Edit - Change the password, modify shared devices on guest passwords, or modify an expiry.
   • Disable - This option disables the password until you manually reenable it. (Only available for WPA2 passwords)
   • Delete - Completely remove the password for the Plume Home WiFi network. (Only available for WPA2 passwords)
   • Enable - Reenables a previously disabled password.
5. If Edit is chosen, make the changes and tap on Save.
6. If Disable or Delete is chosen, tap on Confirm.

Any devices previously using the password before it was changed, disabled, or deleted, will be disconnected from the network.

Sharing network passwords

1. Open the Network page.
2. Tap on the Passwords tile to get to the passwords screen.
3. The Password screen will display a list of passwords created for that Network name (SSID).
   
   • If it is a WPA2 SSID, use the Home, Guests, or Internet Only tabs to switch between the different types of passwords you have created.
4. Tap on the Share icon on the password you want to share.
   
   • A QR code that can be scanned by another device with a built-in camera to join the network without entering a password is displayed.
   • The Share a link option on the QR code page offers other sharing methods based on the apps installed on the device. This method allows you to send a link to a web page with the Network name and password. The link generated will automatically expire after 24 hours.