9. The industrial automation device of claim 8 , wherein the information comprises at least one of a location of the industrial automation device relative to at least one other device within a plant hierarchy or identification of one or more other devices in proximity to the industrial automation device.
8. The industrial automation device of claim 1 , wherein the cloud interface component is further configured to send information about the industrial automation device to the web-based cloud in connection with a device configuration routine, and wherein the information comprises at least one of a device identifier, a geographic location of the industrial automation device, a location of the industrial automation device relative to at least one other device within a plant hierarchy, identification of one or more other devices in proximity to the industrial automation device, or diagnostic information for the industrial automation device.