AirScan Features: Schedule RF Testing To Streamline Your Monitoring

In environments where network reliability is critical—such as corporate campuses, high-rise buildings, and large stadiums—monitoring and optimizing network performance is essential. With AirScan Scheduling, businesses can configure their AirScan devices to run automated tests and collect critical RF and Wi-Fi data at scheduled intervals, ensuring continuous monitoring and proactive issue resolution. This feature is particularly useful for high-traffic or high-value environments where network performance can fluctuate based on time, events, or user demand.

In this blog post, we will explore how AirScan Scheduling works, its key functionalities, and how businesses can leverage it to optimize network monitoring and enhance connectivity across various environments.

1. How AirScan Scheduling Works

AirScan Scheduling allows network managers to configure their AirScan devices to run automated tests at predefined intervals. Using the Device Tree, you can select the AirScan devices you want to configure and set specific schedules for each device. The ability to customize the scheduling of tests across different environments ensures that every part of your network is continuously monitored without requiring manual input.

Key Features of AirScan Scheduling:

• Device Tree Configuration: Select specific AirScan devices or groups from the Device Tree and assign schedules based on your network’s needs.
• Task Group Management: Create and manage task groups that define the types of tests AirScan will run, including RF scans, throughput tests, and band selection.
• Flexible Scheduling: Configure tests to run on an hourly, daily, or customized interval, allowing for more intensive monitoring during critical periods, such as game days at a stadium or peak hours in corporate offices.

For detailed steps on setting up AirScan Scheduling, visit the AirScan Features page to learn how to integrate scheduling into your network monitoring strategy.

2. Optimizing Network Performance with Task Group Management

One of the key features of AirScan Scheduling is its ability to create and manage Task Groups—collections of specific tests that can be assigned to AirScan devices. Each task group can include a variety of tests, such as RF scans, ping tests, and throughput tests, and allows for custom configurations based on your business’s needs.

Key Configuration Options:

• Test Frequency: Each task can be configured to run at different intervals, ensuring flexibility in monitoring intensity. For high-priority environments such as VIP or corporate boxes in a stadium, more frequent tests can be scheduled to maintain network performance.
• Carrier Selection: Choose specific carriers to test and monitor in multi-carrier environments, ensuring that all users have a seamless experience regardless of their network provider.

Using task groups, businesses can tailor their monitoring to different sections of the building or campus, ensuring high-value locations receive increased attention. To learn how to set up custom Task Groups, check out the AirScan Scheduling Guide for a full walkthrough.

3. Enhancing Connectivity on Game Days with Increased Testing

For venues like stadiums and arenas, network demand surges dramatically on game days or during major events. To accommodate this, AirScan Scheduling offers the flexibility to increase the frequency of testing during these periods. By scheduling more frequent RF and throughput tests, stadium operators can ensure they are ahead of potential network issues, catching problems before they impact fan experience.

Benefits of Game Day Scheduling:

• Increased Monitoring Frequency: On event days, operators can schedule AirScan to run tests at shorter intervals (e.g., every 15 minutes) to provide enhanced visibility into network performance.
• Proactive Troubleshooting: With real-time insights from frequent tests, issues such as network congestion, bandwidth limitations, or RF signal loss can be identified and addressed proactively.
• VIP and Corporate Boxes: For high-value areas like VIP and corporate suites, ensuring continuous, high-performance connectivity is critical. AirScan Scheduling allows operators to focus on these locations by assigning more intensive task groups or increasing testing frequency during events.

To learn more about how AirScan optimizes network performance in large venues, visit the Large Venue Solutions page.

4. Customizing Band Selection and Throughput Testing

AirScan Scheduling also provides advanced options for customizing band selection and throughput tests. For businesses that require specific insights into 4G or 5G network performance, the scheduling tool allows for targeted scans of specific bands, ensuring that data is collected only for the relevant frequencies.

Key Customization Features:

• Band Selection: While default settings scan all supported 4G and 5G bands, users can choose to scan only specific bands based on network requirements. This helps reduce unnecessary data collection and focuses on critical performance areas.
• Throughput Testing: Configure throughput tests to monitor upload and download speeds, ensuring the network can handle high traffic volumes during peak periods. This is especially useful in environments where bandwidth consumption needs to be closely monitored, such as in large public venues or corporate environments.

Customizing band selection and throughput testing ensures businesses have a detailed understanding of network performance and can optimize operations based on their unique needs. For a full guide on throughput testing and band selection, see the AirScan Features page.

5. How AirScan Scheduling Supports Proactive Network Management

The real power of AirScan Scheduling lies in its ability to facilitate proactive network management. Instead of reacting to network issues as they arise, businesses can use AirScan to predict and prevent problems. By analyzing the data collected through scheduled tests, AirScan provides insights into network performance over time, identifying trends that may indicate potential future issues.

Proactive Maintenance Benefits:

• Data-Driven Decisions: Use historical data from scheduled tests to make informed decisions about network upgrades, configuration changes, or bandwidth allocation.
• Improved Uptime: Scheduling frequent tests and monitoring key performance metrics helps businesses address potential issues before they lead to downtime, ensuring consistent network availability.
• Automated Alerts: With AirScan’s automatic alert system, network managers receive real-time notifications of any anomalies detected during scheduled tests, allowing them to act quickly and maintain performance levels.

For more information on how AirScan Scheduling can help your business maintain a proactive approach to network management, explore the AirScan Scheduling Guide and AirScan Features pages.

Conclusion: Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Network with AirScan Scheduling

By leveraging AirScan Scheduling, businesses can streamline their RF and Wi-Fi monitoring processes, ensuring consistent and reliable network performance. Whether it’s scheduling more frequent tests on game days, monitoring high-priority areas like VIP suites, or configuring task groups for specific performance needs, AirScan Scheduling offers the flexibility and insights needed to optimize your network.

To discover how AirScan can transform your business’s network performance, visit our AirScan Features page or explore our comprehensive In-Building Solutions for detailed information on managing network load in complex environments.