REMOTE DEVICE CONTROL

Disclosed is a server arrangement for control of remote devices, such as Internet of Things devices. The server arrangement comprises a network interface for connection to a gateway device, a data store, and processing means. The processing means are configured to establish through the network interface a network connection to the gateway device, transfer security credentials over the network connection to the gateway device, to enable the gateway device to obtain control of one or more Internet of Things devices, establish an agency relationship with the gateway device to authorise the gateway device to perform control of Internet of Things devices on behalf of the server arrangement, creating a distributed management architecture, assign tasks to be performed the gateway device on behalf of the server arrangement, receive from the gateway device event data relating to Internet of Things devices, and store the event data in the data store.