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Why limit guests' session times?

Limiting guest session times is a best practice for several important reasons. First, it promotes fair usage by ensuring that no single guest monopolizes your network bandwidth for extended periods. For example, setting a 30-minute session limit at a restaurant prevents guests from occupying seats indefinitely while consuming bandwidth, keeping the network available for new customers.

Second, session limits improve network security by automatically disconnecting idle or forgotten sessions, reducing the window for potential misuse. Third, they help you manage bandwidth more effectively across all connected users, maintaining a quality experience for everyone. Session limits can be configured per group in the IronWifi console using RADIUS attributes such as 

Session-Timeout
, and you can combine them with daily or weekly connection limits for more granular control.

For more frequently asked questions, see the FAQ overview.