Slow Wi-Fi in the Cafe? Bandwidth Limiting and Traffic Shaping

A frequent visitor complaint is slow Wi-Fi in the cafe. If one guest starts a torrent download, the internet stops for everyone. The solution is traffic shaping

Guest Wi-Fi Bandwidth Limiting

For dozens of users to work comfortably on a single access point, guest Wi-Fi bandwidth limiting is required. TheLink lets you set limits: e.g., 5 Mbps per device. This prevents one person from monopolizing the channel

Traffic Shaping and Seamless Roaming

For hotels, seamless Wi-Fi for hotels is critical. TheLink, combined with controllers, ensures smooth roaming, while Mikrotik traffic shaping keeps the network stable at peak load

QoS Priority Settings

Besides hard bandwidth limits, professional equipment prioritizes traffic types (QoS). For example, WhatsApp and Zoom calls will always work perfectly, even on a congested network, because the router prioritizes them over file downloads

Fair Queueing Allocation

Advanced Mikrotik algorithms provide fair queueing. If one person is in the cafe, they get the full speed. If ten more arrive, the channel is dynamically shared equally among everyone. No one experiences lag