Lighting system having at least one control apparatus for a component (1a..1h) of the lighting system and having a mobile transmitter for transmitting data to the control apparatus, wherein - the control apparatus has a transponder that is designed to receive and store data from the mobile transmitter at least in the switched-off state of the control apparatus; and a control device that is designed to read out the data stored in the transponder at least after switching on the control apparatus and to use them for controlling the component (ia..ih) to be controlled by the control apparatus; and - the mobile transmitter has a control unit for determining the data to be transmitted to the control apparatus, and a transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting the determined data to the transponder of the control apparatus, wherein the data include at least one addressing information item indicating a network address, with which the component (1a..1h) to be controlled by the control apparatus is to be identified in the lighting system, characterized by a central control unit configured to generate a graphical system image of the lighting system, in which each component (1a..1h) of the lighting system is arranged in its respective position, wherein the mobile transmitter is designed to determine the position of the mobile transmitter and to transmit the addressing information together with position information indicating the determined position to the transponder of the control apparatus, and the control apparatus is designed to transmit during start-up the position information and addressing information read out from the transponder to the central control unit for generating the graphical system image. - the control apparatus has a transponder that is designed to receive and store data from the mobile transmitter at least in the switched-off state of the control apparatus; and a control device that is designed to read out the data stored in the transponder at least after switching on the control apparatus and to use them for controlling the component (ia..ih) to be controlled by the control apparatus; and a transponder that is designed to receive and store data from the mobile transmitter at least in the switched-off state of the control apparatus; and a control device that is designed to read out the data stored in the transponder at least after switching on the control apparatus and to use them for controlling the component (ia..ih) to be controlled by the control apparatus; and - the mobile transmitter has a control unit for determining the data to be transmitted to the control apparatus, and a transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting the determined data to the transponder of the control apparatus, wherein the data include at least one addressing information item indicating a network address, with which the component (1a..1h) to be controlled by the control apparatus is to be identified in the lighting system, characterized by a central control unit configured to generate a graphical system image of the lighting system, in which each component (1a..1h) of the lighting system is arranged in its respective position, wherein the mobile transmitter is designed to determine the position of the mobile transmitter and to transmit the addressing information together with position information indicating the determined position to the transponder of the control apparatus, and the control apparatus is designed to transmit during start-up the position information and addressing information read out from the transponder to the central control unit for generating the graphical system image. a control unit for determining the data to be transmitted to the control apparatus, and a transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting the determined data to the transponder of the control apparatus, wherein the data include at least one addressing information item indicating a network address, with which the component (1a..1h) to be controlled by the control apparatus is to be identified in the lighting system, characterized by a central control unit configured to generate a graphical system image of the lighting system, in which each component (1a..1h) of the lighting system is arranged in its respective position, wherein the mobile transmitter is designed to determine the position of the mobile transmitter and to transmit the addressing information together with position information indicating the determined position to the transponder of the control apparatus, and the control apparatus is designed to transmit during start-up the position information and addressing information read out from the transponder to the central control unit for generating the graphical system image.