Patent ID: 7649450

Claim:
A method of conducting an authenticated test of an alarm system having components including an alarm control panel and alarm condition sensors, the alarm system requiring testing according to a fire code, the method comprising: conducting a first access procedure to identify the alarm system and testing requirements associated with the alarm system, the first access procedure conducted to establish a first communication session between the alarm system and an authentication server during the authenticated test; and conducting a second access procedure to provide access for a remote device for facilitating the authenticated test, the second access procedure conducted to establish a second communication session between a remote monitoring and control device and one of the alarm system and the authentication server; wherein: (i) first information associated with an impending activation of one of the alarm condition sensors is received from the remote device; (ii) second information associated with the one of the alarm condition sensors, when activated, is reported if detected by the alarm system, to the authentication server, the reported second information being forwarded to the remote device.