Getting Started

Pult Presence offers flexible deployment options to fit your IT infrastructure. This guide helps you choose the right approach and points you to the relevant setup guides.

Choose Your Approach

	Pult Agent	WiFi Presence	Combined
How it works	Desktop app sends IP-based beacons	WiFi controller + MDM provide client/device data	Both methods run in parallel
End-user involvement	Users install the agent (or IT deploys via MDM)	None -- fully transparent to users	Agent users install; WiFi users need nothing
Infrastructure needed	Static public IP per office	Cloud-managed WiFi + MDM system	Both
Connection types	WiFi and wired (LAN)	WiFi only	All connections covered
Platforms	macOS, Windows, Linux	Any device on the WiFi network	All
Best for	Organizations without cloud-managed WiFi, or wanting wired connection support	Organizations with existing WiFi + MDM infrastructure wanting zero-touch	Maximum coverage and redundancy

Common Setup Scenarios

WiFi + MDM (zero-touch)

The most common enterprise setup. Requires no software on employee devices.

Connect your WiFi controller: Cisco Meraki, Aruba Central, or UniFi
Connect your MDM: Microsoft Intune, Jamf, Kandji, MobiControl, or Mosyle
Configure presence locations with your office network subnets
Set up location mapping rules to map WiFi client subnets to presence locations
Enable sync

Pult Agent only

Ideal when you don't have cloud-managed WiFi, or need to support wired connections and personal devices.

Configure presence locations with your office public IP subnets
Distribute the agent to employees: manual installation or automated via MDM
Optionally set up bootstrapping for hands-free enrollment

Combined (Agent + WiFi)

Use both methods for maximum coverage -- for example, WiFi Presence for managed mobile devices and the Pult Agent for laptops on wired connections.

Follow the WiFi + MDM setup steps above
Deploy the Pult Agent to devices that need wired connection support or aren't covered by WiFi

Both data sources feed into the same presence locations and analytics.

After Setup

Once detection is running:

Review attendance data in the Presence Dashboard
Enable automations like booking confirmation or missing booking notifications
Plan your employee rollout with communication templates

Next Steps

Check the Requirements page to verify your infrastructure meets the prerequisites for your chosen approach.