Day and night data quotas on one MikroTik login
Last updated: 8 November 2026
Sell a package with one data quota for the day and another for the night - for example 5 GB from 8 AM to 8 PM and 5 GB from 8 PM to 8 AM - on a single hotspot or PPPoE login. RadiusNest counts the two separately and switches between them by the clock, so your customer never needs two accounts.
What it does
- One login, two quotas. One username and password, one validity and one speed, with a day quota and a night quota counted separately.
- Switches by itself. During the day window the day quota is used; outside it the night quota is used. Nobody is cut off just because the hour changed.
- Stops at the quota running now. When the day quota is used up the customer waits for the night window, and the other way round.
- Same expiry for both. The package's validity covers both quotas, and a renewal resets both to zero.
- Your own time zone. The windows follow the time zone in your ISP settings.
Example: 5 GB by day, 5 GB at night
A customer buys "Day 5 GB + Night 5 GB", 30 days, 3 Mbps. From 08:00 to 20:00 every byte comes from the day 5 GB; from 20:00 to 08:00 it comes from the night 5 GB. If the day 5 GB is finished at 14:00, the login is refused until 20:00, then works again with the full night 5 GB. A session is counted in the window it started in, so a customer who connects at 19:50 keeps using day data for that session.
How to set it up
- Open Packages and add a package with the speed and validity you sell, for example 3M/3M and 30 days.
- Set Data limit to the day quota, for example 5 GB.
- Under Hours of the day, tick Only works at certain hours of the day and set From 08:00 and Until 20:00. This is the day window.
- Tick Separate night data quota and set Night data limit, for example 5 GB.
- Save, then create users or vouchers on the package as usual. Try it with one test user before you sell it.
What your customer sees
- The customer's account page shows the day quota and the night quota, and which one is running now.
- Your Users list shows two meters for these customers, one for the day and one for the night.
- When the running quota is used up, the login is refused with "Data limit reached", and access comes back when the other window starts.
- The Telegram bot shows both quotas on the customer's card.
Good to know
- A data limit of 0 means unlimited in that window.
- A day and night package refuses the customer when a quota is used up; it cannot use the slow-down (fair use) option.
- It is not available for devices you bind to a router by MAC address.
- Resellers with a data pool are charged the day and the night quota together.
- Packages without a night quota work exactly as before.
Frequently asked questions
Does the customer need two usernames?
No. One username, one password and one expiry date. The day quota and the night quota belong to the same login, and RadiusNest switches between them by the time of day.
What happens when the day data runs out?
The customer is refused with "Data limit reached" and anyone still online is disconnected. When the night window starts, the same login works again with the full night quota. Nothing has to be reset.
Does unused day data move to the night?
No. The two quotas are counted separately. Unused day data does not move to the night, and unused night data does not move to the day.
Do both quotas expire on the same date?
Yes. The package has one validity, for example 30 days, so both quotas end together. Renewing the package resets both quotas to zero and starts a new period.
Which time zone is used?
Your own. You set your time zone once in ISP settings, and the day and night windows follow it.
Can a night quota be unlimited?
Yes. A night data limit of 0 means unlimited at night, and a day data limit of 0 means unlimited during the day.
Can I combine it with slowing customers down after the limit?
Not in the same package. A day and night package refuses the customer when the quota running now is used up; the slow-down option stays available for packages with one data limit.