Floor-plan based learning and registration of distributed devices

A method of registering and authenticating a plurality of distributed devices comprising:

• localizing the plurality of devices, wherein localizing the plurality of devices includes:
• predicting a signal fingerprint for a device installation location on a floor plan of each device of the plurality of devices, wherein the floor plan indicates a device installation location for each device at which the device is expected to be installed, and the predicted signal fingerprint for each expected device installation location includes a predicted characteristic of signals received
• at the expected device installation location from each of the devices at theft respective expected device installation locations;
• prior to installing any of the devices in the building, identifying two devices of the devices for which the predicted signal fingerprint for the device locations of the two devices differ by lass than a threshold amount;
• after each of the devices is installed in the building, receiving at the device's actual installation location a measured signal fingerprint for each device, wherein the measured signal fingerprint for each device includes a characteristic of signals received and transmitted by the device with each of the other devices at each of their respective actual installation locations;
• and determining the determined installation location of the respective devices once installed in the building based on multiple, comparisons of the respective predicted signal fingerprints predicted for each of the expected device installation locations and the respective measured signal fingerprints measured at each of the devices at their actual installation locations;
• authorizing the devices with a mobile device communicating with a central panel or server based on an outcome of the comparison;
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• registering the devices that are authorized with the central panel or server;
• and
• automatically mitigating ambiguity between the two devices such that the difference of the predicted signal fingerprint for the device locations of the two devices is no longer less than the threshold amount.