A control device for a networked system, the control device comprising a network communication interface coupled to a plurality of devices connected to a network; a processor; and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to: transmit, via the network communication interface, a command via the network to the plurality of devices connected to the network; wherein the command is configured to, when received by a first device of the plurality of devices connected to the network via the network, trigger the transmission of an analog message via an analog output port of the first device to an analog input port of a second device of the plurality of devices connected to the network, the analog message including a unique string of ID tones identifying the first device and/or the analog output port; receive, via the network communications interface, an encoded message from the second device, the encoded message generated from the analog message; determine and map the analog output port of the first device to the analog input port of the second device based on the received encoded message; and transmit device information to the second device, the device information including information detailing device output specifications of the first device. a network communication interface coupled to a plurality of devices connected to a network; a processor; and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to: transmit, via the network communication interface, a command via the network to the plurality of devices connected to the network; wherein the command is configured to, when received by a first device of the plurality of devices connected to the network via the network, trigger the transmission of an analog message via an analog output port of the first device to an analog input port of a second device of the plurality of devices connected to the network, the analog message including a unique string of ID tones identifying the first device and/or the analog output port; receive, via the network communications interface, an encoded message from the second device, the encoded message generated from the analog message; determine and map the analog output port of the first device to the analog input port of the second device based on the received encoded message; and transmit device information to the second device, the device information including information detailing device output specifications of the first device. transmit, via the network communication interface, a command via the network to the plurality of devices connected to the network; wherein the command is configured to, when received by a first device of the plurality of devices connected to the network via the network, trigger the transmission of an analog message via an analog output port of the first device to an analog input port of a second device of the plurality of devices connected to the network, the analog message including a unique string of ID tones identifying the first device and/or the analog output port; receive, via the network communications interface, an encoded message from the second device, the encoded message generated from the analog message; determine and map the analog output port of the first device to the analog input port of the second device based on the received encoded message; and transmit device information to the second device, the device information including information detailing device output specifications of the first device.