Rate control now per client in NG instead of per user?

[malcolm_snelgro]

Hi,

I only just noticed in the Rate Control screen in NG (Configure-Common Objects-User Profile-QoS) the button reads "Manage Rate Limit per client". In the original Hive Manager the rate control in the similar screen was "per User". I am assuming that client means "a client device", as it does in the rest of the Hive Manager.

Just wanted to check that this is a change and not a mistake in the interface. We found the ability to limit bandwidth per user useful, instead of the per device/IP rate limiting that our firewall offers.

Regards,

Malcolm Snelgrove

[malcolm_snelgro]

Are we sure? You say ""Per Client" rate applies to all "Client Devices" connected and associated with the specific User Profile."

Don't you mean "associated with a specific user with the specific User Profile"?

I always understood that the rate limit was spilt across the number of allowed devices for a user under the SSID, and believe I have repeatedly seen this in action. So a user (on the same AP) downloading on two devices would not exceed the "Rate Limit per User" figure in the original Hive Manager.

[dsouri]

Hello,

You are correct. You start with the User-Profile level view, then select which refers to each 'Client Device'.

It seems that the wording has changed, but the functionality is the same, in that the "Per Client" rate applies to all "Client Devices" connected and associated with the specific User Profile.

I hope this helps,

David Souri

HiveCommunity Moderator