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

[ivanmuccini]

We are managing a similar setup, using individual PPKSs for each student in a dormitory. Ideally, we'd like to set a max bandwidth per user (student) and not individually for each of his connected clients.

In other words, we'd like to specify that a student can get max 50 Mbps across all his connected devices. I the student has 5 connected clients all doing a speed test the sum of all "speed" should be capped to 50 Mbps (ideally the traffic should be around 10 Mbps per client, but the actual distribution doesn't matter)

Is there a way to achieve this?

[malcolm_snelgro]

Hi David,

I tested today with two devices on the same AP and User, with a User Profile that limited the rate "per client" to a low value using a speedtest web site. While the rate reported was always higher (which I have noticed before, ie 10Mbps limit measures at 17Mbps download) the rates were consistent and the same regardless if there was another device doing the speed test at the same time.

So yes, the rate limiting is per client device and it most likely was before under the Original Hive Manager.

I was just mistaken with what I saw at the time and mislead by the old terminology "per User" which as you said was a mistake in the old version.

Thank you for your help in clearing that up!

Regards,

Malcolm

[malcolm_snelgro]

Hi David,

That's what I have seen in the past, though I haven't tested it lately. I am not at the client location that often, but I will try to do a test this week.

Regards,

Malcolm

[dsouri]

Hi Malcolm,

So, in a test, with 2 Client-Devices of a User-Profile connected to the Same AP at the Same time, with a speed-test done on each, would download "As Fast As Possible", and will start being rate-limited around the "Rate Limit Per Client".

Based on the info you provided, if 20 End-Users are associated to a User-Profile, and they can each have 5 devices:

Assuming all 20 Users have 5 Devices connected at the same time:

Each Device should reach the "Rate Limit Per Client"

As long as the "cumulative, concurrent traffic of all the members" does not exceed the "Rate Limit per user Profile"

[Source]: https://docs.aerohive.com/330000/docs/help/english/ng/Content/gui/configuration/managing-rate-control-settings.htm

I hope this helps,

I'm always happy to assist,

David Souri

HiveCommunity Moderator