A a portable device, comprising: a memory; a near field communication tag reader; a display device; a transceiver communicatively coupled to a network; and a processor configured to: collect information from a radio frequency readable tag of a first electrical device from the near field communication tag reader; collect information by reading a radio frequency readable tag of a second electrical device; launch a control application in response to the collected information; present a graphical user interface for inputting signals to the control application on the display device; establish communication with a controller in a mesh network, wherein the device has temporary permission to connect to the network; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: in response to inputs to a quick setting menu of the graphical user interface presented on the display device, set control parameters for the first electrical device, wherein the control parameters are set for a short time duration; in response to inputs to the graphical user interface, select at least one control parameter from a plurality of control parameters presented in the graphical user interface for controlling the first electrical device; and set functions that pair the first electrical device to the second electrical device, such that the paired electrical devices (130,131) operate in cooperation. a memory; a near field communication tag reader; a display device; a transceiver communicatively coupled to a network; and a processor configured to: collect information from a radio frequency readable tag of a first electrical device from the near field communication tag reader; collect information by reading a radio frequency readable tag of a second electrical device; launch a control application in response to the collected information; present a graphical user interface for inputting signals to the control application on the display device; establish communication with a controller in a mesh network, wherein collect information from a radio frequency readable tag of a first electrical device from the near field communication tag reader; collect information by reading a radio frequency readable tag of a second electrical device; launch a control application in response to the collected information; present a graphical user interface for inputting signals to the control application on the display device; establish communication with a controller in a mesh network, wherein the device has temporary permission to connect to the network; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: in response to inputs to a quick setting menu of the graphical user interface presented on the display device, set control parameters for the first electrical device, wherein the control parameters are set for a short time duration; in response to inputs to the graphical user interface, select at least one control parameter from a plurality of control parameters presented in the graphical user interface for controlling the first electrical device; and set functions that pair the first electrical device to the second electrical device, such that the paired electrical devices (130,131) operate in cooperation. in response to inputs to a quick setting menu of the graphical user interface presented on the display device, set control parameters for the first electrical device, wherein the control parameters are set for a short time duration; in response to inputs to the graphical user interface, select at least one control parameter from a plurality of control parameters presented in the graphical user interface for controlling the first electrical device; and set functions that pair the first electrical device to the second electrical device, such that the paired electrical devices (130,131) operate in cooperation.