System for management of an array of proxy access devices

A method comprising:

• connecting a plurality of proxy access devices (PADs) to a proxy host device;
• determining a device identifier for a first set of the plurality of PADs;
• determining a physical storage location associated with each of the plurality of PADs in the first set;
• generating data indicative of the device identifier and the physical storage location associated with the device identifier for each of the plurality of PADs in the first set;
• instantiating, by the proxy host device, a virtual device;
• associating, by the proxy host device, at least a portion of the plurality of PADs in the first set with the virtual device;
• establishing a session between a test device and the virtual device;
• and
• transferring, during the session with the virtual device, traffic between the test device and a destination device using a wireless carrier data network connection of one or more PADs in the at least a portion of the plurality of PADs in the first set associated with the virtual device.

A method comprising:

• establishing a connection between a proxy access device (PAD) and a proxy host device;
• generating data indicative of a communication port used by the proxy host device to communicate with the PAD;
• determining a device identifier of the PAD;
• configuring, using the proxy host device, the PAD to generate output indicative of a particular PAD location in a PAD retainer that physically supports the PAD;
• stowing the PAD at the particular PAD location as indicated by the output;
• storing data associating the device identifier with data indicative of the particular PAD location;
• and
• generating PAD status data indicative of the device identifier, the communication port, and the particular PAD location.