Method for addressing luminaires , wherein the luminaires are arranged on a ceiling within an area , characterized in that a region beneath each luminaire is respectively recorded with a camera which is associated with the corresponding luminaire and arranged in or directly on the luminaire , and a position of each luminaire within the area is determined from data acquired by the cameras, and an address is assigned to each luminaire on the basis of the determined position of each luminaire within the area , wherein the data acquired by the cameras are transmitted to a control center, and the control center determines the position of each luminaire within the area and assigns an address to each luminaire , wherein the data acquired by the cameras are combined into an overall view or an overall image of the area , and the position of each luminaire within the area is determined with the aid of the data acquired by the respectively associated camera in conjunction with the overall view of the area ; wherein the luminaires are, in particular individually, switched on and off by the control center, and, from the acquired data of the cameras, it is respectively determined from which direction the light is shining, wherein the determined directional information is then additionally also used in order to determine the position of each luminaire within the area , wherein, from the acquired data of a camera of a luminaire , it is determined from which direction the light of the other luminaires , in particular of the adjacent luminaires , is shining, and it is thereby determined whether the light is shining from the left, right, front, or rear. a region beneath each luminaire is respectively recorded with a camera which is associated with the corresponding luminaire and arranged in or directly on the luminaire , and a position of each luminaire within the area is determined from data acquired by the cameras, and an address is assigned to each luminaire on the basis of the determined position of each luminaire within the area , wherein the data acquired by the cameras are transmitted to a control center, and the control center determines the position of each luminaire within the area and assigns an address to each luminaire , wherein the data acquired by the cameras are combined into an overall view or an overall image of the area , and the position of each luminaire within the area is determined with the aid of the data acquired by the respectively associated camera in conjunction with the overall view of the area ; wherein the luminaires are, in particular individually, switched on and off by the control center, and, from the acquired data of the cameras, it is respectively determined from which direction the light is shining, wherein the determined directional information is then additionally also used in order to determine the position of each luminaire within the area , wherein, from the acquired data of a camera of a luminaire , it is determined from which direction the light of the other luminaires , in particular of the adjacent luminaires , is shining, and it is thereby determined whether the light is shining from the left, right, front, or rear. <EOS>