Associating wireless control devices

A control device for a load control system having a load control device configured to control an electrical load, the control device comprising:

• a button for receiving a user input via an actuation of the button;
• a memory;
• a communications circuit;
• and
• a control circuit configured to:
• identify a first actuation of the button;
• generate first control instructions configured to control the electrical load in response to the first actuation of the button;
• send, via the communications circuit, the first control instructions in a first digital message for controlling the electrical load;
• in response to the first digital message that includes the first control instructions, receive an identifier configured to associate the control device with at least one other device in the load control system, wherein the at least one other device comprises the load control device configured to control the electrical load;
• store the identifier in the memory;
• identify a second actuation of the button;
• generate second control instructions configured to control the electrical load in response to the second actuation of the button;
• and
• send, via the communications circuit, the second control instructions in a second digital message that includes the identifier configured to associate the control device with the at least one other device in the load control system.

A method comprising:

• identifying a first actuation of a button on a control device;
• generating first control instructions configured to control an electrical load in response to the first actuation of the button;
• sending the first control instructions in a first digital message for controlling the electrical load;
• in response to the first digital message that includes the first control instructions, receiving an identifier configured to associate the control device with other devices in a load control system, wherein the other devices comprise a load control device configured to control the electrical load;
• storing the identifier in memory;
• identifying a second actuation of the button on the control device;
• generating second control instructions configured to control the electrical load in response to the second actuation of the button;
• and
• sending the second control instructions in a second digital message that includes the identifier configured to associate the control device with the at least one other device in the load control system.