Systems and methods for creating device networks

A system for commissioning of devices connected to a power distribution network, comprising:

• an initiating device on a power line comprising a Line-In connection and a Line-Out connection;
• a signal generator;
• one or more downstream devices equipped with processing units configured to receive, via the power line, a commissioning signal transmitted from the initiating device via the Line-Out connection to cause the one or more downstream devices to enter a commissioning mode;
• and
• wireless communication modules within the one or more downstream devices configured to establish wireless communications with a commissioning device upon entering commissioning mode on receipt of the commissioning signal from the initiating device.

A method for commissioning of downstream devices connected to a power distribution network, comprising:

• transmitting, from an initiating device on a power line comprising a Line-In connection and a Line-Out connection, a commissioning signal over the Line-Out connection from the initiating device upon user activation;
• receiving the commissioning signal via the power line by one or more downstream devices connected via the Line-Out through processing units of the one or more downstream devices;
• entering a commissioning mode in the one or more downstream devices upon signal reception;
• establishing a wireless communication protocol by the one or more downstream devices to establish a wireless communication between a wireless communication module and a commissioning device;
• and
• configuring the one or more downstream devices for network integration.