System and method of pairing wireless sensors with an access point control panel

1. A method comprising:

tuning a first device to a pairing channel of a second device absent scanning a plurality of working channels of the second device; and

the first device communicating with the second device on the pairing channel to pair the first device with the second device,

wherein the pairing channel is different from any of the plurality of working channels.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the first device exchanging pairing messages with the second device on the pairing channel to pair the first device with the second device.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising, after pairing the first device with the second device, the first device communicating with the second device on one of the plurality of working channels.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the first device operating in a low power mode while communicating on the pairing channel.

5. A sensing device comprising:

a transceiver;

a programmable processor; and

executable control software stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium,

wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software tune the transceiver to a pairing channel of an access point or a control panel absent scanning a plurality of working channels of the access point or the control panel,

wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software cause the transceiver to communicate with the access point or the control panel on the pairing channel to pair with the access point or the control panel, and

wherein the pairing channel is different from any of the plurality of working channels.

6. The sensing device as in claim 5 wherein the transceiver exchanges pairing messages with the access point or the control panel on the pairing channel to pair with the access point or the control panel.

7. The sensing device of claim 5 wherein, after pairing with the access point or the control panel, the programmable processor and the executable control software cause the transceiver to communicate with the access point or the control panel on one of the plurality of working channels.

8. The sensing device of claim 5 wherein at least one of the transceiver and the programmable processor operate in a low power mode while the transceiver communicates on the pairing channel.

9. An access point or a control panel comprising:

a transceiver;

a programmable processor; and

executable control software stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium,

wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software cause the transceiver to transmit a pairing permit message on a fixed pairing channel of the access point or the control panel,

wherein, responsive to the pairing permit message, the transceiver receives a pairing request message from a first sensing device on the fixed pairing channel,

wherein, responsive to the transceiver receiving the pairing request message, the programmable processor and the executable control software cause the transceiver to transmit a pairing accept message to the first sensing device on the fixed pairing channel to pair with the first sensing device, and

wherein the fixed pairing channel is different from a plurality of working channels of the access point or the control panel.

10. The access point or the control panel of claim 9 wherein, after pairing with the first sensing device, the programmable processor and the executable control software cause the transceiver to communicate with the first sensing device on one of the plurality of working channels.

11. The access point or the control panel of claim 9 wherein at least one of the transceiver and the programmable processor operate in a low power mode while the transceiver communicates on the fixed pairing channel.

12. The access point or the control panel of claim 9 wherein the programmable processor and the executable control software cause the transceiver to communicate with a second sensing device on one of the plurality of working channels while simultaneously communicating with the first sensing device on the fixed pairing channel.

13. A method comprising:

an access point or a control panel transmitting a pairing permit message on a fixed pairing channel of the access point or the control panel;

responsive to the pairing permit message, the access point or the control panel receiving a pairing request message from a first sensing device on the fixed pairing channel; and

responsive to receiving the pairing request message, the access point or the control panel transmitting a pairing accept message to the first sensing device on the fixed pairing channel to pair with the first sensing device,

wherein the fixed pairing channel is different from a plurality of working channels of the access point or the control panel.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising, after pairing with the first sensing device, the access point or the control panel communicating with the first sensing device on one of the plurality of working channels.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising the access point or the control panel operating in a low power mode while communicating on the fixed pairing channel.

16. The method of claim 13 further comprising the access point or the control panel communicating with a second sensing device on one of the plurality of working channels while simultaneously communicating with the first sensing device on the fixed pairing channel.