Abstract: An apparatus an method for dynamically allocating, controlling and self-assigning addresses in a network for protecting circuit loads. The loads to be protected are powered through load outputs in a master Point-Of-Use (POU) module and the load outputs of one or more slave Point-Of-Use (POU) modules. These load outputs are microprocessor controlled and linked to Remote-Access-Switch (RAS) modules. All of these modules are microprocessor programmable and addressable and connected in series network branches that contain a master Point-Of-Use (POU) module's control signal output with serially connected slave Point-Of-Use (POU) and remote access switch (RAS) modules. At configuration power start up, the master Point-Of-Use (POU) module assigns ID No. 0 to itself and starts issuing additional identification designations to the module that is physically connected to its output and subsequently issuing identification designations to the rest.