Wall Keypad - A home automation control device which mounts flush into walls around the home. These are hard button devices which may have video displays to communicate the status systems around the home.
Wireless Mesh Network - Wireless mesh networking is a type of networking where each node must not only capture and disseminate its own data, but also serve as a relay for other nodes, that is, it must collaborate to propagate the data in the network. Wireless Mesh Networks are one of the Control Communication Backbone technologies used in home automation. Below is a graphic illustrating a Wireless Mesh Network.