An outdoor lighting network management system, comprising: at least a first and a second of outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C) each including a plurality of outdoor lighting network devices (132A, 135A), wherein each of said first and said second outdoor lighting networks use a respective first or second protocol to communicate with their respective plurality of outdoor lighting network devices (132A, 135A), a central management system (110, 210) in communication with each of said outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C), said central management system (110, 210) sending outdoor lighting network configuration commands to each of said outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C) using a common network protocol and receiving outdoor lighting network device information from each of said outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C) using the common network protocol, said outdoor lighting network device information including details of said lighting network devices; characterised in that said first and second protocol are distinct and different; and wherein said outdoor lighting network configuration commands from said central management system (110,210), using the common protocol, are translated by said first and said second outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C) to said first or said second protocol and used to set a configuration of at least one of said outdoor lighting network devices (132A, 135A); a first vendor management system (150A-C, 250A-C) in communication with the first outdoor lighting network (130A-C, 230A-C) for communicating vendor management commands with said first outdoor lighting network. at least a first and a second of outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C) each including a plurality of outdoor lighting network devices (132A, 135A), wherein each of said first and said second outdoor lighting networks use a respective first or second protocol to communicate with their respective plurality of outdoor lighting network devices (132A, 135A), a central management system (110, 210) in communication with each of said outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C), said central management system (110, 210) sending outdoor lighting network configuration commands to each of said outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C) using a common network protocol and receiving outdoor lighting network device information from each of said outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C) using the common network protocol, said outdoor lighting network device information including details of said lighting network devices; characterised in that said first and second protocol are distinct and different; and wherein said outdoor lighting network configuration commands from said central management system (110,210), using the common protocol, are translated by said first and said second outdoor lighting networks (130A-C, 230A-C) to said first or said second protocol and used to set a configuration of at least one of said outdoor lighting network devices (132A, 135A); a first vendor management system (150A-C, 250A-C) in communication with the first outdoor lighting network (130A-C, 230A-C) for communicating vendor management commands with said first outdoor lighting network.