1. A system controller integrated into a control network including a plurality of device controllers that communicate through the network via a network specific communication protocol for controlling a plurality of network devices, said system controller comprising: An application controller connected to the network for selectively converting a plurality of system points corresponding to a plurality of system variables relating to the network into said corresponding system variables, and said corresponding system variables into said system points; and, At least one client connected to the network and in communication with said application controller, said client selectively sending a command and requesting a report relating to a select system point; wherein said application controller sends a command relating to a system variable corresponding to said select system point to the network responsive to said command from said client, and receives a report relating to said system variable corresponding to said select system point from the network, converts said received report to said report relating to said select system point and sends said converted report to said client responsive to said report request from said client.