Wireless security network and communication methods

A method comprising:

• monitoring a location for occurrence of a trigger event;
• detecting the trigger event;
• generating a message indicating the trigger event;
• determining failure to wirelessly communicate the message to a first wireless access point;
• based on the determining of the failure, wirelessly communicating a command to a first communications interface of a second wireless access point device to switch a second communications interface of the second wireless access point device from a power saving mode to a powered mode;
• and
• wirelessly communicating the message to the second communications interface of the second wireless access point device.

Non-transitory computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:

• monitor a location for occurrence of a trigger event indicating security with respect to the location;
• detect the trigger event;
• generate a message indicating the trigger event;
• determine failure to wirelessly communicate the message to a first wireless access point;
• based on determining the failure, wirelessly communicate a command to a first communications interface of a second wireless access point device to switch a second communications interface of the second wireless access point device from a power saving mode to a powered mode;
• and
• wirelessly communicate the message to the second communications interface of the second wireless access point device.