I’ve been exploring ways to streamline the setup of smart locks for vacation rentals, and I’m excited to share my findings and challenges with the community.
For those who manage vacation properties, ensuring seamless access for guests, staff, and property managers is crucial. I’ve been working on a system that allows bulk uploading of PINs with varying validity periods. This includes general access PINs for property managers, weekly restricted PINs for cleaning staff, and date-specific PINs for guests staying for multiple weeks.
I’ve developed a Perl script that interfaces with the Luup UPNP to handle the SetPin and SetPinValidityDate actions. While the script works, it’s quite slow—about 60 seconds per PIN. With the need to set around 200 PINs, this becomes impractical. I’m curious if others have encountered similar challenges and if there are optimizations or alternative methods to speed up this process.
Another aspect I’m exploring is the management of expired PINs. Replacing expired guest PINs without manual intervention would be ideal, but I’m not sure how feasible this is with the current setup.
If anyone has experience with similar projects or suggestions on how to improve efficiency, I’d love to hear your insights! Let’s collaborate to make vacation property management smarter and more efficient. 
