System for remote control of emergency lighting equipment (12, L1, L2,..., LN), the system being configured to be coupled to a mains power supply, the system comprising said emergency lighting equipment (12, L1, L2,..., LN) and a smartphone or tablet comprising at least one flash configured to send optical commands in the form of coded luminous messages and a control system configured to be managed by a software application or APP running in the smartphone or tablet and configured to modulate switching on and off of said at least one flash of the smartphone or tablet, said emergency lighting equipment (12, L1, L2,..., LN) comprising a series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,..., LN) and a central unit, wherein each emergency lamp of said series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,..., LN) is configured to receive said optical commands from said smartphone or tablet for performing functional tests or remote configurations, both during installation of each emergency lamp (12, L1, L2,..., LN) and for a fixed period of time starting from the mains power supply being restored to each emergency lamp (12, L1, L2,..., LN) after being removed for a prefixed period of time, characterized in that: the central unit is configured to be coupled to the mains power supply through a polarized supply line (P, N), wherein said series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,..., LN) are configured to be mounted on the polarized supply line (P, N), the polarized supply line (P, N) configured to be managed upstream by said central unit, said central unit being further configured to manage data received from said series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,..., LN), said central unit being further configured to switch said polarized supply line (P, N) into a communication bus, said communication bus being configured to supply said series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,... LN) and to transmit data to said series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,... LN), said central unit comprising a low voltage power supply and an electronic communication circuit which includes a series of LEDs which are configured to signal a correct operation and/or errors, wherein each emergency lamp (12, L1, L2,... LN) comprises a micro-switch configured to receive commands from said communication bus and to transmit signals of the correct operation and/or errors through said signaling LEDs. LN) after being removed for a prefixed period of time, characterized in that: the central unit is configured to be coupled to the mains power supply through a polarized supply line (P, N), wherein said series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,..., LN) are configured to be mounted on the polarized supply line (P, N), the polarized supply line (P, N) configured to be managed upstream by said central unit, said central unit being further configured to manage data received from said series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,..., LN), said central unit being further configured to switch said polarized supply line (P, N) into a communication bus, said communication bus being configured to supply said series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,... LN) and to transmit data to said series of emergency lamps (12, L1, L2,... LN), said central unit comprising a low voltage power supply and an electronic communication circuit which includes a series of LEDs which are configured to signal a correct operation and/or errors, wherein each emergency lamp (12, L1, L2,... LN) comprises a micro-switch configured to receive commands from said communication bus and to transmit signals of the correct operation and/or errors through said signaling LEDs.