Systems and methods for outdoor luminaire wireless control

A method of operating a secondary communications network node for operating luminaires in conjunction with a primary network control node, the primary network control node which includes a first primary network control node radio that provides wireless communications with a remotely located central management system via a primary communications network, the method comprising:

• providing a secondary communications network node comprising a housing;
• a secondary communications network radio housed by the housing, the secondary communications network radio which provides wireless communications with at least one of:
• a number of wireless light sources or a number of wireless luminaires via a secondary communications network, the secondary communications network distinct from the primary communications network;
• at least one processor housed by the housing, the at least one processor communicatively coupled to the secondary communications network radio;
• and a primary network control node interface comprising a physical interface to physically coupled the primary network control node to the secondary communications network node and a communications interface to communicatively couple the first primary network control node radio with the at least one processor of the secondary communications network node when the primary network control node is physically coupled to the secondary communications network node via the primary network control node interface;
• receiving by the at least one processor of the secondary communications network node, via the primary network control node interface, at least one of instructions or data;
• and
• causing, by the at least one processor of the secondary communications network node, the secondary communications network radio to wirelessly send data or instructions to the at least one of the wireless light sources or the wireless luminaires via the secondary communications network.