Method and apparatus for unified mobile application for installation of security products

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;
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• 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;
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• 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.

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;
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• 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;
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• 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.

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;
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• 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.