Auto Device Registration / Request

[ru.celebi]

Currently, the router interface has an automatic device registration feature that solves the issue of unregistered clients. However, there are some challenges with the current implementation:

1. Accumulation of Registered Devices: Over time, hundreds of registered devices accumulate in the list, making it difficult to manage. For instance, I recently deleted over 500 automatically registered clients from a router used in a corporate environment. While it's possible to clear these devices by modifying the startup-config file in one go, this would require restarting the router.

   • Proposed Solution: After a router restart, the registered device list should be cleared automatically. Only devices that reconnect after the restart should be re-registered. This approach would keep the list clean and manageable while ensuring only actively connected devices remain registered.

2. Unnecessary Details in Registered Device Names: When devices are automatically registered, their names include unnecessary details like the date and time of registration, which makes the list cluttered and difficult to read.

   • Proposed Solution: Allow users to customize the naming format for automatically registered devices.
     • Options could include:
       • A user-defined prefix (e.g., "unregistered_").
       • The device’s name (if available).
       • The device’s MAC address (if no name is available).
   • This flexibility would make the list more organized and user-friendly.

By implementing these improvements, the device registration process can be made significantly more efficient and easier to manage for end users.

[Le ecureuil]

1. Do you really use profits of the autoregistration in this case? Maybe it's enough just to turn it off?

2. This request can be considered in the future, thanks.

[ru.celebi]

21 hours ago, Le ecureuil said:

1. Do you really use profits of the autoregistration in this case? Maybe it's enough just to turn it off?

2. This request can be considered in the future, thanks.

Here’s the issue I’m facing: When clients on the network are not registered, their traffic is displayed collectively under a single entry as "unregistered clients." For example, if there are 20 unregistered clients, the total traffic shown might be 10GB, but it’s impossible to determine how much data each individual device has used.

The feature to automatically register new clients is useful, but over time, hundreds of device records accumulate, which becomes unmanageable. A potential solution would be to enable the automatic registration of new clients while clearing the list of auto-registered clients whenever the Keenetic device restarts.

[Le ecureuil]

I've got the point, thanks. Implementing some sort of a garbage collection would be nice.