Method and system for configuring an alarm system

A computer device for configuring an alarm system, comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor in communication with the memory;
• a communication unit in communication with at least one of the processor or the memory;
• at least one sound measuring device in communication with the communication unit;
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive, from a sound measuring device, an ambient noise level at a plurality of measuring locations in a building;
• determine for each of the plurality of the measuring locations, a target alert sound level of an alert generated by at least one of a plurality of alerting devices based at least in part on the ambient noise level at a respective measuring location, wherein the plurality of alerting devices comprise a first set of alerting devices located in a same location as a first set of measuring devices and at least one of the first set of alerting devices located in a different location from a second set of measuring devices and a second set of alerting devices, the second set of measuring devices detecting sound from the first set of alerting devices at the target sound level with the second set of alerting devices being turned off;
• receive an actual sound output value of the alert received at each of the second set of measuring devices from one or more of the plurality of alerting devices;
• and
• adjust a sound output of each of the plurality of alerting devices by a respective adjustment value based on the actual sound output values and the target alert sound level, including the processor configured to reduce the sound output level of the second set of alerting devices when activated in conjunction with the first set of alerting devices.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for configuring an alarm system that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive, from a sound measuring device, an ambient noise level at a plurality of measuring locations in a building;
• determine for each of the plurality of the measuring locations, a target alert sound level of an alert generated by at least one of a plurality of alerting devices based at least in part on the ambient noise level at a respective measuring location, wherein the plurality of alerting devices comprise a first set of alerting devices located in a same location as a first set of measuring devices and at least one of the first set of alerting devices located in a different location from a second set of measuring devices and a second set of alerting devices, the second set of measuring devices detecting sound from the first set of alerting devices at the target sound level with the second set of alerting devices being turned off;
• receive an actual sound output value of the alert received at each of the second set of measuring devices from one or more of the plurality of alerting devices;
• and
• adjust a sound output of each of the plurality of alerting devices by a respective adjustment value based on the actual sound output values and the target alert sound level, including causing the processor to reduce the sound output level of the second set of alerting devices when activated in conjunction with the first set of alerting devices.