A system for localizing a system device used for monitoring physical environments, the system comprising a computing cloud , a building server , a gateway , an IR remote control device and the system device , the computing cloud comprising: a cloud-based application module configured to receive, via a user interface of the cloud-based application module , an indication of a user's selection of a representation of the system device depicted on a digital floor plan, and to transmit a request to open a wireless network of the gateway associated with the system device, the gateway being identified by a unique ID, a project service module configured to receive the request to open the wireless network from the application module , and to transmit an enhanced request to open the wireless network of the gateway , the request being enhanced with an associated building server ID and the gateway's IP address, and a plugin module configured to receive the enhanced request from the project service module, and to transmit a request to open a specific type of wireless network at the gateway identified by the received gateway IP address; the building server communicatively coupled with the computing cloud , configured to receive the request to open a specific type of wireless network from the plugin module , and to transmit the request to the gateway identified by the IP address; the gateway communicatively coupled with the building server, configured to receive the request transmitted by the building server, to open its wireless network, and to inform associated system devices of the open network, and to inform the building server that the network was successfully opened; the IR remote control device configured to transmit an IR signal to the system device to add itself to the gateway's wireless network; and the system device communicatively coupled with the gateway , configured to transmit a request to join the wireless network of the gateway in response to the IR signal, wherein the system device is configured to join the wireless network and send a SignOn message to the cloud-based application module , wherein the cloud-based application module is configured to receive the SignOn message from the system device , and wherein the cloud-based application module is configured to change the representation of the system device on the user interface to indicate successful localization. a cloud-based application module configured to receive, via a user interface of the cloud-based application module , an indication of a user's selection of a representation of the system device depicted on a digital floor plan, and to transmit a request to open a wireless network of the gateway associated with the system device, the gateway being identified by a unique ID, a project service module configured to receive the request to open the wireless network from the application module , and to transmit an enhanced request to open the wireless network of the gateway , the request being enhanced with an associated building server ID and the gateway's IP address, and a plugin module configured to receive the enhanced request from the project service module, and to transmit a request to open a specific type of wireless network at the gateway identified by the received gateway IP address; <EOS>