Remotely controlling aspects of pools and spas

A method of controlling pool or spa equipment, comprising:

• a. wirelessly transmitting, from a networking device, signals mimicking a hot-spot access point for a Wi-Fi network;
• b. receiving, at a receiving device, the signals wirelessly transmitted by the networking device;
• c. receiving user input at the receiving device causing the receiving device to communicate wirelessly with the networking device;
• d. thereafter wirelessly transmitting, from. the networking device to the receiving device, a first service set identifier (SSID) of a first Wi-Fi network and a second SSID of a second Wi-Fi network with both of which the networking device is capable of communicating wirelessly;
• e. displaying on the receiving device information about the first and second SSIDs wirelessly transmitted by the networking device;
• f. receiving user input at the receiving device, including receiving a user's selection of the first Wi-Fi network or the second Wi-Fi network, and causing the networking device to communicate wirelessly with the first or second Wi-Fi network as selected by the user;
• g. controlling pool or spa equipment via the networking device and based at least in part on sensor-derived information about the pool or spa or the pool or spa equipment;
• and
• h. transmitting the sensor-derived information via the Internet to a remote server for analysis.

A method of controlling pool or spa equipment, comprising:

• a. wirelessly transmitting, from a combined controller and networking device, signals mimicking a hot-spot access point for a Wi-Fi network;
• b. receiving, at a receiving device, the signals wirelessly transmitted by the combined controller and networking device;
• c. receiving user input at the receiving device causing the receiving device to communicate wirelessly with the combined controller and networking device;
• d. thereafter wirelessly transmitting, from the combined controller and networking device to the receiving device, a first service set identifier (SSID) of a first Wi-Fi network and a second SSID of a second Wi-Fi network with both of which the combined controller and networking device is capable of communicating wirelessly;
• e. displaying on the receiving device information about the first and second SSIDs wirelessly transmitted by the combined controller and networking device;
• f. receiving user input at the receiving device, including receiving a user's selection of the first Wi-Fi network or the second Wi-Fi network, and causing the combined controller and networking device to communicate wirelessly with the first or second Wi-Fi network as selected by the user;
• g. controlling pool or spa equipment via the combined controller and networking device and based at least in part on sensor-derived information about the pool or spa or the pool or spa equipment;
• and
• h. transmitting the sensor-derived information via the Internet to a remote server for analysis.