1. A home automation services device for operation at a user area to provide and manage services in relation to one or more endpoint devices, the home automation services device comprising: one or more wireless network interfaces providing communication via at least two communication protocols: wherein a first of the communication protocols enables bi-directional communications, within the user area, between the home automation services device and the one or more endpoint devices; and wherein a second of the communication protocols enables bi-directional communications, via a wide area network, between the home automation services device and a remotely located client external to the user area; a processor coupled to first and second interfaces of the one or more wireless network interfaces; storage, at the user area and coupled to the processor, storing programming related to one or more services, wherein, for each respective service, execution of the programming by the processor causes the home automation services device to provide: (1) a communication channel for the one or more endpoint devices, for the respective service, using one or both of the first and second communication protocols; (2) administration of one or more of: authorization operations, authentication operations, or configuration settings of the one or more endpoint devices; (3) management of the respective service based upon the communications with the remotely located client via the wide area network; (4) measurement based on communications with one of the endpoint devices that includes a sensor, wherein the measurement is related to one or more of the endpoint devices and related to facility management of the user area; and (5) control of one or more others of the endpoint devices related to facility management of the user area, the control performed such that the measurement is maintained without negatively impacting concurrently provided services.