Configuring Connected Devices Templates
Templates for Connected Devices work in a similar fashion to templates for other ThousandEyes tests. Select the template you want to set up, fill in the fields, and voila, you have a set of tests and tags configured for the templated use case. See Set Up Tests Using Templates for an overview of template creation.
Unlike templates for Network & App Synthetics tests, Connected Devices templates do not currently create dashboards or alerts for associated tests. All Connected Devices templates are also currently certified to the level of Created by ThousandEyes; see [Certifications](https://docs.thousandeyes.com/product-documentation/tests/templates#certifications) for more information.
Connected Devices Templates
ThousandEyes offers a number of Connected Devices templates that are designed to address our customers’ most common use cases, from those for new joiners to those needing to meet regulatory requirements. All templates default to running certain tests at regular intervals, and assigned to a set of targets, usually on- or off-net servers. However, you can customize each of these parameters within the template, for example, deselecting tests you won’t use, or changing the testing interval and assigned targets on individual tests. Below, we detail each template’s default settings.
Network Tests (Recommended)
Useful for nearly all customers in all scenarios. The template runs tests on the majority of your network to measure speeds and disconnections. All agents are assigned by default; you set the interval. The tests this template covers are:
Continuous UDP stream
Target: udp-global
Burst UDP stream
Target: udp-global
Download speed
Target: udp-global
Upload speed
Target: udp-global
Full Suite
Holistic testing at frequent intervals particularly geared for new customers to help them generate useful data for early analysis. All tests are scheduled hourly; you must assign the agents. The tests and test suites this template covers are:
Continuous UDP stream
Target: udp-global
Burst UDP stream
Target: udp-global
Download speed
Target: udp-global
Upload speed
Target: udp-global
DNS server: We run eight separate DNS server tests to the following targets:
www.google.com (Google DNS-over-TLS server)
Override system default DNS: enabled
DNS-over-TLS resolver IP: 8.8.8.8
http://www.google.com (Google DNS-over-HTTPS server)
Override system default DNS: enabled
DNS-over-HTTPS resolver URL: https://dns.google/dns-query
www.google.com (Google nameserver)
Override system default DNS: enabled
Do53 server address: 8.8.8.8
www.google.com (local nameserver)
http://www.wikipedia.org (Google nameserver)
Override system default DNS: enabled
Do53 server address: 8.8.8.8
www.wikipedia.org (local nameserver)
www.ebay.com (Google nameserver)
Override system default DNS: enabled
Do53 server address: 8.8.8.8
www.ebay.com (local nameserver)
HTTP server: We run ten separate HTTP server tests to the following targets:
Akamai: http://cloudtest.chmonyweb.com.edgesuite.net/test81kb.jpg
Amazon: http://d7uri8nf7uskq.cloudfront.net/sample.jpg
Apple: http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/15/09/091-9769/9pqmsdr0hlliy0ug2thu6112hu87pwbhhz/iMacEFIUpdate.smd
Cloudflare: http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js
Google: http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js
Microsoft: http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery/jquery-2.2.0.min.js
Alibaba: http://f.alicdn.com/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js
Tencent: https://cloudcache.tencent-cloud.com/open/qcloud/video/tcplayer/tcplayer.css
Fastly: https://www.fastly.com/g-static/fonts/subsetting/inter-var.woff2
Limelight: http://primerica.hs.llnwd.net/o40/u/pol/wheel/index.html
Web page load (lite)
Target: https://www.google.com
Gameplay
Game stores
Video conferencing
Social media
Video streaming: We run two separate streaming tests to the following targets:
Youtube (Google GGC Cache)
Netflix (Netflix OCA Cache)
Fixed Wireless
For those devices testing on 4G / 5G connections, traditional satellite, or other non-standard broadband connections. This template removes the UDP latency test to avoid saturating radio tower connections and significantly increases the timeout value for on-demand tests, allowing connections to be idle for longer. You must assign the agents and set the interval. The tests this template covers are:
Burst UDP stream
Target: udp-global
Download speed
Target: udp-global
Duration of each warmup sample: 5000 ms
Minimum warmup samples: 1
Maximum warmup samples: 1
Upload speed
Target: udp-global
Duration of each warmup sample: 5000 ms
Minimum warmup samples: 1
Maximum warmup samples: 1
DNS server: We run eight separate DNS server tests to the following targets:
www.google.com (Google DNS-over-TLS server)
Override system default DNS: enabled
DNS-over-TLS resolver IP: 8.8.8.8
http://www.google.com (Google DNS-over-HTTPS server)
Override system default DNS: enabled
DNS-over-HTTPS resolver URL: https://dns.google/dns-query
www.google.com (Google nameserver)
Override system default DNS: enabled
Do53 server address: 8.8.8.8
www.google.com (local nameserver)
http://www.wikipedia.org (Google nameserver)
Override system default DNS: enabled
Do53 server address: 8.8.8.8
www.wikipedia.org (local nameserver)
www.ebay.com (Google nameserver)
Override system default DNS: enabled
Do53 server address: 8.8.8.8
www.ebay.com (local nameserver)
HTTP server: We run ten separate HTTP server tests to the following targets:
Akamai: http://cloudtest.chmonyweb.com.edgesuite.net/test81kb.jpg
Amazon: http://d7uri8nf7uskq.cloudfront.net/sample.jpg
Apple: http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/15/09/091-9769/9pqmsdr0hlliy0ug2thu6112hu87pwbhhz/iMacEFIUpdate.smd
Cloudflare: http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js
Google: http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js
Microsoft: http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery/jquery-2.2.0.min.js
Alibaba: http://f.alicdn.com/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js
Tencent: https://cloudcache.tencent-cloud.com/open/qcloud/video/tcplayer/tcplayer.css
Fastly: https://www.fastly.com/g-static/fonts/subsetting/inter-var.woff2
Limelight: http://primerica.hs.llnwd.net/o40/u/pol/wheel/index.html
Web page load (lite) : We run three separate HTTP server tests to the following targets:
https://www.google.com
https://www.wikipedia.org
https://www.ebay.com
Gameplay
Game stores
Video conferencing
Social media
Video streaming: We run two separate streaming tests to the following targets:
Youtube (Google GGC Cache)
Netflix (Netflix OCA Cache)
CDN Experience
Use this template to monitor your CDNs’ performance, as their performance heavily affects your users’ experience. The template conducts multiple HTTP server tests, each to one of the following targets. You must configure test intervals and assigned agents.
Akamai: http://cloudtest.chmonyweb.com.edgesuite.net/test81kb.jpg
Amazon: http://d7uri8nf7uskq.cloudfront.net/sample.jpg
Apple: http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/15/09/091-9769/9pqmsdr0hlliy0ug2thu6112hu87pwbhhz/iMacEFIUpdate.smd
Cloudflare: http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js
Google: http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js
Microsoft: http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery/jquery-2.2.0.min.js
Alibaba: http://f.alicdn.com/jquery/2.2.0/jquery.min.js
Tencent: https://cloudcache.tencent-cloud.com/open/qcloud/video/tcplayer/tcplayer.css
Fastly: https://www.fastly.com/g-static/fonts/subsetting/inter-var.woff2
Limelight: http://primerica.hs.llnwd.net/o40/u/pol/wheel/index.html
Web Experience
Use this template to understand quality of experience as a web user, including web page loading times, object fetch times and routing to Google, Wikipedia and eBay, as well as major CDN providers. You must configure test intervals, assigned agents, and a target. Unlike with other templates, you set the target on the global settings and it applies to all tests. The tests this template covers are:
Ping (ICMP)
Traceroute
DNS server
Web page load (lite)
Application and Games Experience
To simulate real-world connectivity for apps and games, this template employs test suites to understand quality of experience of popular games and applications. Tests are scheduled hourly; you must assign the agents.
Gameplay
Video streaming: We run two separate streaming tests to the following targets:
YouTube test (Google GGC Cache)
Netflix test (Netflix OCA Cache)
Video conferencing
Social Media
Game stores
Regulatory Funding
Fulfil regulatory requirements for collecting performance data needed for funding applications including CAF with USAC, CAF II, CAF II Auction, CAF BLS, RDOF, BEAD as well as ACAM, ACAM II, ACF and RBE. Once data is collected, you must still ensure it is reported according to the regulator’s requirements. Tests are scheduled hourly between 6 pm to midnight and once between midnight and 6 pm. The target is set to udp-global while the thresholds for testing are set to 250 MB/s up/downlink and a CPU load of 90%. The tests this template covers are:
Continuous UDP stream
Download speed
Upload speed
Configuring Test Templates
You configure test templates the same way as configuring tests as described in Configuring Connected Devices Tests. The only difference is that the tests and some default values are already configured for you in a template, though you may change the default settings for any test within a template. You can also deselect tests within a template, but you cannot add tests to a template.
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