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The Complete Guide to Occulights

Smarter Meeting Rooms. Simpler Technology. Better Workplace Experiences.

Finding an available meeting room shouldn't be difficult.

Yet in many offices, employees still spend valuable time searching for free rooms, interrupt meetings to check availability, or discover that a room has been booked but is actually empty. Facility managers face a different challenge: understanding how meeting spaces are used and ensuring technology is secure, scalable, and easy to manage.

Occulights was built to solve these challenges.

Designed and manufactured in Norway, Occulights combines intelligent occupancy sensing, room availability lighting, Microsoft 365 integration, workplace analytics, and enterprise-grade security into one simple ecosystem.

Whether you're managing 10 meeting rooms or 10,000, Occulights helps organizations create smarter workplaces with fewer components, less administration, and a better employee experience.

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What Is Occulights?

Occulights consists of two intelligent devices that work seamlessly together—or independently—depending on your workplace needs.

The OccuHub Smart Sensor

The OccuHub is an intelligent IoT sensor that detects room occupancy while also monitoring indoor climate conditions such as temperature and humidity.

Unlike traditional occupancy sensors, the OccuHub also functions as its own gateway, eliminating the need for additional gateway hardware.

The Smart Availability Light

The Occulights Room Light provides an instant visual indication of room status.

Employees can immediately see whether a room is available without opening the door or checking a booking application.

Together, these two devices provide a complete smart meeting room solution.





Smart Sensor Features

Accurate Occupancy Detection

The OccuHub continuously detects whether a meeting room is occupied, enabling reliable room status, analytics, and automation.

Temperature and Humidity Monitoring

In addition to occupancy detection, the sensor measures temperature and humidity, giving facility managers valuable insights into indoor environmental quality.

Built-In Gateway

Unlike many competing solutions, Occulights combines the IoT sensor and gateway into a single device.

This means:

  • Fewer devices to install
  • Lower hardware costs
  • Simpler deployments
  • Reduced maintenance

Flexible Power Options

The sensor supports both:

  • USB-C
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE)

This provides maximum flexibility for new installations and retrofit projects.

Multiple Mounting Options

The OccuHub can be installed:

  • On walls
  • In ceilings

Every sensor includes a mounting backplate for quick and straightforward installation.

Minimalist Scandinavian Design

Available in black or white as standard, the sensor blends naturally into modern office environments.

Custom colours are available for larger enterprise projects.

Works Independently

The OccuHub can operate as a standalone smart sensor without requiring a room light, making it suitable for occupancy analytics, workplace intelligence, and integration projects.


Smart Room Light Features

Instant Room Status Visibility

The light communicates room availability using intuitive colour indicators:

  • 🟢 Green = Available
  • 🔴 Red = Occupied
  • 🔵 Blue = Soon Booked

Employees can instantly identify available meeting rooms from a distance.

Standalone or Complete Solution

The room light can be purchased independently or combined with the OccuHub sensor.

This flexibility allows organizations to deploy exactly the functionality they need.

Dimmable Brightness

Brightness can be adjusted to suit different workplace environments, ensuring clear visibility without becoming distracting.

Flexible Installation

The light supports installation:

  • Horizontally
  • Vertically
  • On walls
  • On glass surfaces

Administrators can also choose the cable exit direction for a clean installation.

Flexible Connectivity

The light supports:

  • Wi-Fi
  • Ethernet

and can be powered using:

  • USB-C
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Microsoft 365 Integration

Occulights integrates directly with Microsoft 365 room calendars.

This enables intelligent automation that improves both room availability and user experience.

Automatic Ghost Meeting Release

One of the biggest causes of wasted meeting room capacity is ghost meetings—rooms that remain booked even though nobody shows up.

Occulights automatically detects when a room is empty and can release the booking, making the room available again without manual intervention.

Automatic Walk-In Booking

If someone simply walks into an available meeting room, Occulights can automatically create a booking in Microsoft 365.

This ensures meeting rooms are correctly reserved without requiring users to interact with scheduling panels or booking software.

Compatible with Existing Scheduling Panels

Already using scheduling panels?

No problem.

Occulights works alongside scheduling panels that communicate with Microsoft 365, allowing organizations to protect previous technology investments.


Open Integration Platform

Every workplace is different.

That's why Occulights has been designed as an open platform.

Through its Open APIs, Occulights can integrate with:

  • Workplace management platforms
  • Room booking systems
  • UC (Unified Communications) platforms
  • Building management systems
  • Third-party occupancy sensors
  • Analytics platforms
  • Custom enterprise applications

This makes Occulights suitable for both simple deployments and highly customised enterprise environments.
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Enterprise Security by Design

Security is built into every Occulights deployment.

The platform supports modern enterprise-grade security including:

  • TLS 1.2/1.3 encrypted communication
  • HTTPS secure APIs
  • WPA2/WPA3 wireless security (where applicable)
  • Certificate-based authentication
  • Secure Over-the-Air (OTA) firmware updates

Combined with GDPR-compliant data handling, Occulights is designed for organizations with strict IT and compliance requirements.


Centralised Device Management

Managing hundreds—or thousands—of devices should not require multiple tools.

Occulights provides one central management platform where administrators can:

  • Configure devices
  • Monitor health status
  • Deploy OTA firmware updates
  • Manage multiple office locations
  • Integrate with third-party management systems

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Intelligent Room Behaviour

Debounce Delay

Sometimes people briefly leave a meeting room to grab a coffee or speak with a colleague.

Without intelligent occupancy logic, the room could instantly appear available.

Occulights allows administrators to configure a debounce delay, keeping the room marked as occupied for a configurable period before changing its status back to available.

This prevents accidental room takeovers while maintaining accurate availability information.


Built for Enterprise Scale

Whether you're deploying:

  • 20 meeting rooms
  • 200 meeting rooms
  • 20,000 meeting rooms

Occulights has been designed for enterprise scalability.

The platform is already trusted by multiple Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises around the world.


Designed in Norway

Occulights is proudly developed in Norway, combining Scandinavian design principles with enterprise-grade technology.

The result is a product that is elegant, discreet, secure, and built to last.


Why Organizations Choose Occulights

Occulights stands apart because it delivers much more than occupancy detection or room availability lights.

It combines intelligent sensing, visual guidance, Microsoft 365 automation, open integrations, enterprise security, and simple installation into a single, scalable platform.

Instead of deploying multiple systems to solve individual problems, organizations can rely on just two devices to support a wide range of workplace scenarios.

Key Benefits at a Glance

  • Smart occupancy detection with temperature and humidity monitoring
  • Integrated gateway—no additional gateway hardware required
  • Room availability lights with intuitive colour indicators
  • Microsoft 365 calendar integration
  • Automatic ghost meeting release
  • Automatic walk-in meeting booking
  • Compatible with existing Microsoft 365 scheduling panels
  • Open APIs for third-party integrations
  • Supports Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB-C, and PoE
  • Flexible mounting options for walls, ceilings, and glass
  • Enterprise-grade security with TLS 1.2/1.3, HTTPS, WPA2/WPA3, certificate-based authentication, and secure OTA updates
  • GDPR compliant
  • Centralised device management
  • OTA firmware updates
  • Configurable debounce delay
  • Modern Scandinavian design
  • Designed and manufactured in Norway
  • Proven in daily use by Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises

Future-Proof Your Meeting Rooms

The workplace continues to evolve, and meeting room technology should evolve with it.

Occulights provides a flexible, secure, and scalable platform that improves room availability, enhances employee experience, reduces wasted space, and integrates seamlessly into existing workplace ecosystems.

Whether you need a standalone occupancy sensor, intelligent room status lighting, or a complete smart meeting room solution, Occulights is built to help organizations get more from every meeting space.

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