A system controller for a system comprising a plurality of control devices, said system controller comprising: at least one communication circuit , wherein the at least one communication circuit is configured to send and receive digital messages; a control circuit configured to: determine a load control discovery device, wherein the load control discovery device is one of a control-source device or a control-target device included in the plurality of control devices, wherein the control-target device is capable of controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load at a location based on digital messages received from the control-source device ; discover one or more of the plurality of control devices that received a discovery message from the load control discovery device; notify a network device of the discovered one or more of the plurality of control devices that received the discovery message; receive, via the at least one communication circuit , association information from the network device that indicates an association of at least one of the discovered one or more of the plurality of control devices with the location of the electrical load; and store the association information for enabling control of the electrical load at the location. at least one communication circuit , wherein the at least one communication circuit is configured to send and receive digital messages; a control circuit configured to: determine a load control discovery device, wherein the load control discovery device is one of a control-source device or a control-target device included in the plurality of control devices, wherein the control-target device is capable of controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load at a location based on digital messages received from the control-source device ; discover one or more of the plurality of control devices that received a discovery message from the load control discovery device; notify a network device of the discovered one or more of the plurality of control devices that received the discovery message; receive, via the at least one communication circuit , association information from the network device that indicates an association of at least one of the discovered one or more of the plurality of control devices with the location of the electrical load; and store the association information for enabling control of the electrical load at the location. determine a load control discovery device, wherein the load control discovery device is one of a control-source device or a control-target device included in the plurality of control devices, wherein the control-target device is capable of controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load at a location based on digital messages received from the control-source device ; discover one or more of the plurality of control devices that received a discovery message from the load control discovery device; notify a network device of the discovered one or more of the plurality of control devices that received the discovery message; receive, via the at least one communication circuit , association information from the network device that indicates an association of at least one of the discovered one or more of the plurality of control devices with the location of the electrical load; and store the association information for enabling control of the electrical load at the location. <EOS>