Speed Limits and IP Distribution

What is it for?

This page describes two screens in the console's GUEST NETWORK group:

Speed Limits: Download and upload limits per user or per network. You share your internet line fairly between guests and the business.
IP Distribution: The device hands out IP addresses automatically to computers and phones on the network. See who received which address here.

When do you use it?

Guests use the whole internet line and the till and office slow down.
You want a separate speed limit for one device, such as a meeting room.
The guest network is running out of IP addresses, or a device cannot get an IP.
You want to find which IP a device received and give it a fixed IP.

Before you start

The device must be connected to the panel.
Speeds are entered as download/upload; M means Mbit and k kbit (e.g. 10M/2M). The list shows 10 Mbit / 2 Mbit.
Changes are written to the device immediately. You can undo a wrong change with Undo in the strip at the top.

Step by step: Speed Limits

Open the section and check the list. In the left menu press GUEST NETWORK > Speed Limits. The Simple Queues card shows each limit's Name, Target, Speed limit, Status and Note.; with none it reads No speed limits defined. Limits created by the device itself are hidden below the list; the ... automatic or unused records hidden. Show link opens them, and they are locked with the automatic badge. The Queue Trees card shows advanced queues as they come from the device; with none it reads No queue tree entries.
Add a new limit. Press Add new under the Simple Queues card. Enter Name (e.g. Meeting-Room), Target (IP or network) (e.g. 192.168.88.40/32 for one device, 10.99.1.0/24 for the whole guest network), Speed limit (download/upload) (e.g. 20M/5M) and optionally Note, then press Add. You can do the same with the Set a speed limit card on Overview.
Change or disable a limit. Press the pencil on the row and change the values in the form. To switch a limit off without deleting it, set Disabled to yes. Press Save. Press the bin to delete.

Step by step: IP Distribution

Check the IP pools. In the left menu press GUEST NETWORK > IP Distribution. The IP Pools card shows the address ranges handed out (Name, IP range, Note). The guest pool created by the setup is useroam-pool. For a new pool enter Pool name, IP range (e.g. 10.99.1.10-10.99.1.200) and Note in Add new and press Add. With no pools it reads No IP pool defined.
Check the DHCP servers. The DHCP Servers card shows each server's Name, Interface, Pool, Lease time and Status. With the pencil you can change Name, Interface, Pool, Lease time (e.g. 1h) and Disabled. With no servers it reads No IP distribution is configured on this device.
See devices holding an IP. The Connected Devices card shows IP address, MAC address, Device name, Status (IP assigned, waiting, offered), Expires in and Note. Automatically assigned addresses are hidden and open with ... automatic or unused records hidden. Show. Manually added (fixed) addresses appear on top. To give a device a fixed IP enter IP address, MAC address and Note in Add new and press Add. If no device holds an IP it reads No device currently holds an IP address.

Fields

Field	What it does	Example
Name	The record's name.	Guests-Total
Target (IP or network) / Target	The device or network the limit applies to.	10.99.1.0/24
Speed limit (download/upload) / Speed limit	Download and upload maximum.	50M/10M
Pool name, IP range	Name and range of the addresses to hand out.	10.99.1.10-10.99.1.200
Interface	The port or bridge the DHCP server runs on.	bridge-misafir
Pool	The IP pool the server uses.	useroam-pool
Lease time	How long a handed-out address stays valid (h hour, d day).	1h
Disabled	With yes the record is switched off without deleting it.	no
IP address, MAC address	The device's address and MAC for a fixed IP entry.	192.168.88.20
Note	Description.	Till

Frequently asked questions

I want to give all guests 50 Mbit in total.
Enter the guest network as the target (e.g. 10.99.1.0/24) and 50M/10M as the speed limit.

There are limits with the automatic badge that I cannot change.
The device creates and manages these records itself; they cannot be edited manually. Manage guest group settings on the panel's Groups screen.

I gave a fixed IP but the device still uses its old address.
The device takes the address at its next renewal. Switch its Wi-Fi off and on, or unplug and replug its cable.

Can I delete the guest pool?
Do not; guests would get no IP. Use the pencil to change the range.

Overview (quick actions)
MikroTik Management (common buttons)
Device (Advanced)