The explosive growth in the installation of IP-enabled devices for both residential and commercial customers continues with no end in sight. From smart thermostats to “connected” exercise bikes, just about everything in a home or business is getting hooked up for monitoring and control. There are estimates that by the year 2023 the average home will have more than 50 IP devices connected. In my own home I now have more than 40 IP devices, with more being added weekly — except for the Alexa-type audio devices which I refuse to place in my household.
As with many things that people use and collect, it is likely that customers may lose track of what devices they have had installed, their locations, networking addressing, and other important information.