Is there a limitation for NAT ip address when using Meraki AP Assigned Model (NAT)

[Christian_H]

Good afternoon 

Question ? 

Is there a limit for ip address usage in Meraki NAT ? Meaning, after a certain amount of connections, does the connectivity start lagging , etc.? 

Just wondering if anybody knows ?

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Meraki AP assigned (NAT mode)

Clients receive IP addresses in an isolated 10.0.0.0/8 network. Clients cannot communicate with each other, but they may communicate with devices on the wired LAN if the SSID firewall settings permit.

[alemabrahao]

Not IPs, because Meraki provides a /8.

The thing is that the number of connected clients will certainly influence the user experience.

Technically speaking, the maximum number of recommended clients is 30 per access point.

Of course, there are many other factors that can influence the user experience, such as the type of traffic passing through the Wi-Fi, signal quality, interference, etc.

[cmr]

@alemabrahao I'd suggest that the maximum (non realtime voice) clients is 30 per access point radio.  Therefore a CW9166I could have 90 clients with 30 on each radio (2.4, 5 and the 5/6 flex radio).  If they are realtime voice clients then 30 would be the maximum recommended, 10 on each radio.

[PhilipDAth]

I mirror @alemabrahao 's thinking.  It won't be the NAT that will be the issue, it will be the lack of airtime as the client count increases on the AP that will be the issue.

[Christian_H]

Thank you for your answers , that makes sense , do you guys think that changing these MR44 for MR46 will help .

appreciate the response 

[alemabrahao]

They are the same for 5GHz, but MR44 has half the streams for 2.4GHz.

MR44 2x2:2 for 2.4GHz, but 4x4:4 for 5GHz

MR46 4x4:4 for both

So there is not much benefit.