How do I limit total weekly use (bytes) for individual users

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I have seen many different approaches on the Wiki and here in the forums. But many scripts I come across are very old. Maybe they still apply but with my customers generally using version 5.26 on a RB750GL (together with some RB912uag) I want to make sure that I am taking advantage of the most up-to-date features in RouterOS.

A couples of questions…

  1. Can I use Simple Queues and specify target address without having to setup “connection and packet marking” in the “firewall mangle” section?

  2. If I do need to use “mangle” then should I use “pre-route or forward”?

  3. Is there a simpler way to do all of this by turning on the “accounting” feature?

  4. If I were to setup virtual access points on the same router so that each user had a dedicated SSID and password then what would be a safe upper limit on the total number? 4, 8 12? After all they are just beacons on the same radio channel :slight_smile: I suspect doing any limiting on the access point is not going to work because it is just bridged and the firewall/router is not tracking connections.

Any help from you guru’s would be greatly appreciated.