Patent ID: 8725855

Claim:
A computer-implemented method in a networked control system comprising: linking a commissioning file in a commissioning file server of the network control system to a first device identification code that represents a first system component by creating an association entry in an association file in an association file server, wherein the identification code identifies the first system component from a plurality of system components represented on a network layout map; receiving a unique network identifier of the first system component that comprises a media access control address; modifying, using a processor in the association file server, the association entry of the first system component in the association file to include associations between the commissioning file of the first system component, a dynamic network address of the first system component comprising a dynamic Internet Protocol address having a lease configured to infinity, and the unique network identifier of the first system component, such that the predetermined device identification code is associated with the network address; and comparing one or more values within the commissioning file against one or more values from the network layout map to determine if the first system component is positioned in accordance with the network layout map.