{"id":1257,"date":"2019-04-22T18:12:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T18:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kb.powercode.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=1257"},"modified":"2025-02-10T20:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:39:09","slug":"virtual-bmu","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/kb.powercode.com\/?ht_kb=virtual-bmu","title":{"rendered":"Virtual BMU – Basic Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Virtual BMU<\/strong> is a free piece of software that works with a\u00a0Powercode <\/strong>compatible Bandwidth Management Unit (BMU)<\/strong>\u00a0and provides a DHCP server<\/strong> and SNMP<\/strong> monitoring.<\/p>\n \t\t

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\r\n \t\t\t\t\tThe Virtual BMU<\/strong> is not\u00a0designed to pass traffic. For a Powercode compatible device that can provide\u00a0Rate Limiting<\/strong> and Redirection<\/strong> functionality please reach out to sales@powercode.com regarding our Mikrotik, Saisei, Preseem and other BMU integrations. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n \t\t\t \t\t\t\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n

Why would you need a Virtual BMU<\/strong>? If your Powercode Compatible BMU<\/strong>\u00a0does not provide either of the core BMU features<\/strong> below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
BMU<\/strong><\/td>\nTraditional Powercode BMU<\/strong><\/td>\nMikrotik Router BMU<\/strong><\/td>\nSaisei Server BMU<\/strong><\/td>\nPreseem Device BMU<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DHCP Server<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2714<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2714<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2718<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0\u2718<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SNMP Monitoring<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2714<\/td>\n\u2718<\/td>\n\u2718<\/td>\n\u00a0\u2718<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

To host a Virtual BMU<\/strong> you will need a server in your network meeting the following specifications:<\/p>\n