<p>Apparatus is disclosed for enabling remote control of an appliance by use of a network. The apparatus comprises a wireless receiver and transmitter for receiving a remote control command signal from a remote control unit in a non-network format; and a processor for encoding the remote control command into a network protocol and sending the encoded remote control command over the network to the appliance. The remote control unit is an infrared remote control unit, and the wireless receiver and transmitter is an infrared receiver and transmitter. The apparatus is integral with a fitting for an electrical appliance and the network is an electrical supply network.</p>
