Method, system and apparatus for automated inventory reporting of security, monitoring and automation hardware and software at customer premises

A system comprising:

• a first computing device located external to a premises;
• a plurality of premises devices located at the premises;
• and
• a second computing device located at the premises configured to communicate with the first computing device, wherein the second computing device is configured to:
• receive data indicating at least one premises device of the plurality of premises devices;
• receive, via a user interface, a user input indicating an assignment, by a user, of a zone function, of a plurality of zone functions, to the at least one premises device, wherein a type of response of a premises management system to premises device data received from the at least one premises device is determined based, at least in part, on the assigned zone function;
• and
• send, to the first computing device, an indication that the zone function is assigned to the at least one premises device.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a first computing device located at a premises, data indicating at least one premises device located at the premises;
• receiving, via a user interface, user input indicating an assignment, by a user, of a zone function, of a plurality of zone functions, to the at least one premises device, wherein a type of response of a premises management system to premises device data received from the at least one premises device is determined based, at least in part, on the assigned zone function;
• and
• sending, to a second computing device located external to the premises, an indication that the zone function is assigned to the at least one premises device.

A method comprising:

• receiving data indicating at least one premises device located at the premises;
• receiving, via a user interface, user input indicating an assignment, by a user, of a zone function, of a plurality of zone functions, to the at least one premises device, wherein a type of response of a premises management system to premises device data received from the at least one premises device is determined based, at least in part, on the assigned zone function;
• and
• sending, to a computing device located external to the premises, an indication that the zone function is assigned to the at least one premises device.