Fing Desktop Beta Program
Relevant tests to perform for the Block and Pause preview
Fing Desktop Beta Program
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Test plan
Different network setups and types of devices may lead to different results. To test the feature, we suggest a few relevant items and a potential test plan that would help formalize the tests to perform.
Network connectivity details that are relevant to the plan:
- Type of router: standard or mesh router
- Model of router
- Number of access points
- Use of Wi-Fi extenders
- Check if Fing Desktop is:
- Connected via Wi-Fi or ethernet cable
- Running on a PC with VPN enabled
- Running on a PC with Firewall enabled (which one)
- Running on a PC with Antivirus enabled (which one)
Relevant tests to perform for the Block and Pause preview
| Test | Procedure | Expected result | Final outcome |
| Pause a gaming console for 30m | Open the Device details page of the gaming console, select 'Pause', select 30m | Games won't load new scenarios in the console | After 30m + 2m, the game will resume normally |
| Pause a Smart TV/Media player for 30m | Open the Device details page of the Smart TV/Media Player, select 'Pause', select 30m | Netflix or another streaming player won't load new content | After 30m + 2m, the streaming will resume normally |
| Pause a Laptop for 30 minutes | Open the Device detail page of the Laptop, select 'Pause', select 30m | YouTube, Facebook and all Internet services won't load new content | After 30m + 2m, the Internet Service will resume normally |
| Pause a device for 1h and suspend a PC (sleep) | Pause a device for 1h, and suspend the blocking device in sleep mode | The device should be blocked during the sleep period of the suspended PC | The device should be automatically resumed when the pause scheduled time expires |
| Pause a device for 1d and suspend a PC (overnight) | Pause a device for 1d, and suspend the blocking device (overnight) | The device should be blocked during the sleep period of the suspended PC | The device should be automatically resumed when the pause scheduled time expires |
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