Abstract: A system includes a first device having a processor and a Wi-Fi module, and a remote processing system coupled to the first device via a wireless connection across a network. The first device is configured to switch, during operation, between: a first operating mode in which the processor performs packet processing (including, e.g., sequence numbering for communications over the wireless connection) on behalf of the first device, and a second operating mode in which the processor is in a reduced power state and the Wi-Fi module, and not the processor, performs packet processing (including, e.g., sequence numbering for communications over the wireless connection) for the wireless connection on behalf of the first device.

Abstract: A method includes sending identification information for a mobile hotspot device from that device to a cloud-based computer processing system, sending identification information for a security monitoring device from that device to an app on a user's mobile device, prompting the user, via the app, to provide the identification information for the mobile hotspot device to the user's mobile device, and sending a pairing request from the app to the cloud-based computer processing system. The pairing request includes the identification information for the mobile hotspot device that was provided by the user and the identification information for the security monitoring device. The method further includes sending a response to the pairing request from the cloud-based computer processing system to the app, and using information in the response to establish a wireless connection between the mobile hotspot device and the security monitoring device.

Abstract: A method includes sending identification information for a mobile hotspot device from that device to a cloud-based computer processing system, sending identification information for a security monitoring device from that device to an app on a user's mobile device, prompting the user, via the app, to provide the identification information for the mobile hotspot device to the user's mobile device, and sending a pairing request from the app to the cloud-based computer processing system. The pairing request includes the identification information for the mobile hotspot device that was provided by the user and the identification information for the security monitoring device. The method further includes sending a response to the pairing request from the cloud-based computer processing system to the app, and using information in the response to establish a wireless connection between the mobile hotspot device and the security monitoring device.