Method and apparatus for unified mobile application for installation of security products
A testing system and method for a security system is disclosed. In one example, the testing system includes a mobile computing device carried by an operator such as a technician and a configuration server, the configuration server communicating with one or more of an intrusion detection subsystem, video surveillance subsystem, and/or access control subsystem and providing testing information to the mobile device. In one embodiment, the testing system provides configuration information to security devices within the subsystems, where the configuration information includes associations between the devices of the subsystems for executing testing upon the devices in the associations.
1. A testing system for a security system, comprising:
a mobile device used by a technician; and
a server system communicating with an intrusion detection subsystem, video surveillance subsystem, and access control subsystem of the security system and providing testing information to the mobile device;
wherein the mobile device provides configuration information for the intrusion detection subsystem, the video surveillance subsystem, and the access control subsystem by displaying the configuration on a display of the mobile device, the configuration information including associations between motion sensors of the intrusion detection subsystem, surveillance cameras of the video surveillance subsystem, and door controllers of the access control subsystem, and wherein the associations are further displayed on the display of the mobile device by displaying a list of the motion sensors, surveillance cameras and door controllers within the associations, the mobile device enables selection of a run commissioning function for the association on the display, and, in response to the technician selecting the run commissioning function for the association, the testing system verifies operation of the motion sensors of the intrusion detection subsystem, the surveillance cameras of the video surveillance subsystem, and the door controllers of the access control subsystem.
2. A testing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the server system comprises:
a configuration server located remote to the security system; and
a site server within the security system that discovers devices within the subsystems, and notifies the configuration server regarding the discovered devices.
3. A testing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the server system pushes device data for configuring the subsystems to a local database of the security system.
4. A testing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile device receives a list of devices within the security system from the server system, and presents the devices for selection on a display screen.
5. A testing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile device enables selection of devices within the subsystems to add to an association to associate the devices.
6. A testing system as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the devices are associated with a common access point.
7. A testing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile device displays image data for security camera devices of the video surveillance subsystem.
8. A testing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is used to execute tests against the devices in an association.
9. A testing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is used to generate reports of tests of the devices in an association.
10. A testing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the motions sensor, surveillance cameras and door controller in the same association are associated with a same door of a premises.
11. A testing system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile device enables the technician to assign names to each of the associations.
12. A method for testing a security system, comprising:
displaying status information from an intrusion detection subsystem, video surveillance subsystem, and access control subsystem on a mobile device of a technician; and
providing configuration information to the intrusion detection subsystem, the video surveillance subsystem, and the access control subsystem from the mobile device, wherein the configuration information includes associations between motion sensors of the intrusion detection subsystem, surveillance cameras of the video surveillance subsystem, and door controllers of the access control subsystem, and wherein the associations are displayed on a display of the mobile device by displaying a list of the motion sensors, surveillance cameras and door controllers within the associations;
the mobile device enabling selection of a run commissioning function for the associations on the display; and
in response to the technician selecting the run commissioning function for the associations, verifying operation of the motion sensors of the intrusion detection subsystem, the surveillance cameras of the video surveillance subsystem, and the door controllers of the access control subsystem.
13. A testing method for a security system, comprising:
a server system communicating with an intrusion detection subsystem, video surveillance subsystem, and access control subsystem of the security system;
the server system sending testing information to a mobile device operated by a technician, wherein the testing information is based on associations between motion sensors of the intrusion detection subsystem, surveillance cameras of the video surveillance subsystem, and door controllers of the access control subsystem; and
the mobile device enabling selection of devices within the subsystems to add to an association to associate the motion sensors, surveillance cameras and door controllers wherein the motion sensors, surveillance cameras and door controllers are associated with a common access point and a list of the motion sensors, surveillance cameras and door controllers is displayed on a display of the mobile device;
the mobile device enabling selection of a run commissioning function for the association on the display; and
in response to the technician selecting the run commissioning function for the association, verifying operation of the motion sensors of the intrusion detection subsystem, the surveillance cameras of the video surveillance subsystem, and the door controllers of the access control subsystem.
14. A testing method as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising the server system discovering devices within the subsystems.
15. A testing method as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising pushing device data for configuring the subsystems to a local database of the security system.
16. A testing method as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising the mobile device receiving a list of devices within the security system from the server system, and presenting the devices for selection on a display screen.
17. A testing method as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising the mobile device displaying image data for security camera devices of the video surveillance subsystem.
18. A testing method as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising the mobile device executing tests against the devices in an association.
19. A testing system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the mobile device enables the technician to assign a name to the association.
20. A method for configuring a premises system of a premises, comprising:
an app executing on a mobile computing device enabling creation of an association for an access point of the premises by displaying create associations function on a touchscreen display of the mobile computing device;
the app presenting devices from different subsystems including an access control subsystem, an intrusion detection subsystem, and a video surveillance subsystem for addition to the association and displaying preview information to assist the operator in selecting among the presented devices, and wherein the presented devices include a door controller and access control reader of the access control subsystem, a surveillance camera of the video surveillance subsystem, and a motion sensor of the intrusion system;
the app selecting presented devices in response to operator selection;
the app adding selected devices to the association for the access point including adding a selected surveillance camera and displaying image data captured within a field of view of the selected surveillance camera on the touchscreen display of the mobile computing device;
the app storing the association in connection with the access point for a premises;
the app presenting the devices that were added to the association and enabling selection of a run commissioning function for the association on the touchscreen display in response to the app adding the selected devices to the association; and
in response to the operator selecting the run commissioning function for the association, verifying operation of the door controller and the access control reader of the access control subsystem, the surveillance camera of the video surveillance subsystem, and the motion sensor of the intrusion system within the association by executing tests against the door controller and access control reader of the access control subsystem, the surveillance camera of the video surveillance subsystem, and the motion sensor of the intrusion system and saving the test results of each test on each device.