a networked light bulb is disclosed comprising means for controlling a state of the networked light bulb , means for connecting to a network , means for allowing a user to select a color from a plurality of colors , the plurality of colors having at least one locking color and one or more non - locking colors , and means for generating a selected color code corresponding to the color selected by the user , each color of the plurality of colors having a corresponding color code . if the user selects the locking color , the networked light bulb disconnects from the network and turns the light bulb on . if the user selects a non - locking color , the networked light bulb submits the selected color code over the network for use by the network controller in configuring the device and changes the state of the networked light bulb in response to a command from the network . in some embodiments the networked light bulb also responds to requests for status information from the network independent of the color selected by the user . in some embodiments that means for controlling the networked light bulb controls the brightness of the light .