Automate Guest account creation?

I need to create multiple users for guest wifi (+200) using the Lobby Admin account, is there a way to either create a template, csv file, or any other way to automate this and import it into the WLC as opposed to creating each account individually?

I don't really know of any way to script it, but using Microsoft Excel with your CSV files, you could quickly create users via the CLI.
1) SSH into your WLC.
2) Enter: show wlan summary
3) Find the WLAN ID of your guest WLAN
4) Type 'config' to get into config mode.
5) Prep these commands using excel, one line for each user, fill in the < > with your CSV columns.
Command:
netuser add wlan userType guest lifetime description ""
Example:
(Cisco Controller) config>netuser add Jimbo 100%Cisco wlan 2 userType guest lifetime 0 description "Jimbo's Guest Account"
Once you have all your single line commands created in Excel, CLI into your WLC and copy all of your lines of new accounts and simply paste once :) It will quickly create all of your accounts.
netuser add George 100%Cisco wlan 2 userType guest lifetime 0 description "Guest Account 1"
netuser add Henry 100%Cisco wlan 2 userType guest lifetime 0 description "Guest Account 2"
netuser add Suzy 100%Cisco wlan 2 userType guest lifetime 0 description "Guest Account 3"
It should create them all in a snap.
Good Luck,
Lucas

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