METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF A HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM, AND RELATED INSTALLATION DRIVER PACKAGE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for assisting in the installation of a home automation system including a plurality of communicating packages capable of exchanging information with one another via a local home automation network, at least one of the communicating packages being a driver package capable of exchanging information with a central platform of the Internet network via a wireless packet-telephony connection. According to the invention, the method comprises at least: a step (120) of connecting a portable installation driver package in said local home automation network; a step (130) of the installation driver package automatically searching, in situ, for the best mobile operator, from among a predefined list of possible mobile operators, for establishing said wireless connection; a step (160) of said installation driver package automatically pairing each communicating package with a driver package of said local home automation network; and various steps (142-145, 150, 171, 172) of said installation driver package testing the operation of each communicating package of the system and the entire system.