A method comprising: assessing wireless sensors (104, 158, 160, 162) in the vicinity of a wireless security system, wherein assessing the wireless sensors (104, 158, 160, 162) comprises operating the wireless security system in a listen mode to receive and record, over a period of time, wireless packet transmissions produced by one or more wireless sensors producing wireless packet transmissions in the vicinity of the wireless security system, wherein the wireless security system listens for any wireless packet transmissions produced by the wireless sensors within a subset of frequencies, and timestamps of the occurrence of the wireless packet transmissions, evaluating, by the wireless security system, the recorded wireless packet transmissions and the timestamps using a rule set that embodies normal operating characteristics of various types of wireless sensors in an operating environment, and generating (208, 210), by the wireless security system, a conclusion regarding at least one attribute of at least one wireless sensor that produced the recorded wireless packet transmissions, wherein the at least one wireless sensor is not currently enrolled into the wireless security system and wherein the generated conclusion is a probable assessment of a type of sensor for the at least one wireless sensor; and using, by the wireless security system, the generated conclusion in a process to enroll the at least one wireless sensor into the wireless security system, wherein enrolling the at least one wireless sensor includes associating the generated conclusion regarding the at least one attribute of the at least one wireless sensor with the at least one wireless sensor. assessing wireless sensors (104, 158, 160, 162) in the vicinity of a wireless security system, wherein assessing the wireless sensors (104, 158, 160, 162) comprises operating the wireless security system in a listen mode to receive and record, over a period of time, wireless packet transmissions produced by one or more wireless sensors producing wireless packet transmissions in the vicinity of the wireless security system, wherein the wireless security system listens for any wireless packet transmissions produced by the wireless sensors within a subset of frequencies, and timestamps of the occurrence of the wireless packet transmissions, evaluating, by the wireless security system, the recorded wireless packet transmissions and the timestamps using a rule set that embodies normal operating characteristics of various types of wireless sensors in an operating environment, and generating (208, 210), by the wireless security system, a conclusion regarding at least one attribute of at least one wireless sensor that produced the recorded wireless packet transmissions, wherein the at least one wireless sensor is not currently enrolled into the wireless security system and wherein the generated conclusion is a probable assessment of a type of sensor for the at least one wireless sensor; and operating the wireless security system in a listen mode to receive and record, over a period of time, wireless packet transmissions produced by one or more wireless sensors producing wireless packet transmissions in the vicinity of the wireless security system, wherein the wireless security system listens for any wireless packet transmissions produced by the wireless sensors within a subset of frequencies, and timestamps of the occurrence of the wireless packet transmissions, wireless packet transmissions produced by one or more wireless sensors producing wireless packet transmissions in the vicinity of the wireless security system, wherein the wireless security system listens for any wireless packet transmissions produced by the wireless sensors within a subset of frequencies, and timestamps of the occurrence of the wireless packet transmissions, evaluating, by the wireless security system, the recorded wireless packet transmissions and the timestamps using a rule set that embodies normal operating characteristics of various types of wireless sensors in an operating environment, and generating (208, 210), by the wireless security system, a conclusion regarding at least one attribute of at least one wireless sensor that produced the recorded wireless packet transmissions, wherein the at least one wireless sensor is not currently enrolled into the wireless security system and wherein the generated conclusion is a probable assessment of a type of sensor for the at least one wireless sensor; and using, by the wireless security system, the generated conclusion in a process to enroll the at least one wireless sensor into the wireless security system, wherein enrolling the at least one wireless sensor includes associating the generated conclusion regarding the at least one attribute of the at least one wireless sensor with the at least one wireless sensor.