A system to optimize a performance of access points in a wireless network, comprising: an access point management server including an interface circuit connected to a plurality of WLANs and adapted to receive real-time access point data from a plurality of access points (125a-b) in the WLANs; a device analyzer adapted to calculate a dependent variable for the performance of access points and to calculate independent variables that impact the dependent variable based on the real-time access point data received from the plurality of access points (125a-b); a predictive modeler adapted to generate a model to forecast the performance of the access points (125a-b) and to determine an impact ranking for the independent variables from the dependent and independent variables, wherein the impact ranking sequences the independent variables according to their impact on the dependent variable describing the performance of the access points (125a-b); and a configuration circuit adapted to adjust a controllable parameter of the access points (125a-b) according to the impact ranking, wherein the configuration circuit is further adapted to generate an access point instruction, including the controllable parameter, to send to each of the access points (125a-b) via the interface circuit, and the access points (125a-b) include a controller adapted to receive the instruction and to locally set the controllable parameter according to the instruction. an access point management server including an interface circuit connected to a plurality of WLANs and adapted to receive real-time access point data from a plurality of access points (125a-b) in the WLANs; a device analyzer adapted to calculate a dependent variable for the performance of access points and to calculate independent variables that impact the dependent variable based on the real-time access point data received from the plurality of access points (125a-b); a predictive modeler adapted to generate a model to forecast the performance of the access points (125a-b) and to determine an impact ranking for the independent variables from the dependent and independent variables, wherein the impact ranking sequences the independent variables according to their impact on the dependent variable describing the performance of the access points (125a-b); and a configuration circuit adapted to adjust a controllable parameter of the access points (125a-b) according to the impact ranking, wherein the configuration circuit is further adapted to generate an access point instruction, including the controllable parameter, to send to each of the access points (125a-b) via the interface circuit, and the access points (125a-b) include a controller adapted to receive the instruction and to locally set the controllable parameter according to the instruction. an interface circuit connected to a plurality of WLANs and adapted to receive real-time access point data from a plurality of access points (125a-b) in the WLANs; a device analyzer adapted to calculate a dependent variable for the performance of access points and to calculate independent variables that impact the dependent variable based on the real-time access point data received from the plurality of access points (125a-b); a predictive modeler adapted to generate a model to forecast the performance of the access points (125a-b) and to determine an impact ranking for the independent variables from the dependent and independent variables, wherein the impact ranking sequences the independent variables according to their impact on the dependent variable describing the performance of the access points (125a-b); and a configuration circuit adapted to adjust a controllable parameter of the access points (125a-b) according to the impact ranking, wherein the configuration circuit is further adapted to generate an access point instruction, including the controllable parameter, to send to each of the access points (125a-b) via the interface circuit, and the access points (125a-b) include a controller adapted to receive the instruction and to locally set the controllable parameter according to the instruction.