# LIFX LAN Protocol Documentation

> Control lights directly by communicating with them directly via LAN.

## Guides
- [Encoding a LIFX packet](https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs/encoding-a-packet.md)
- [Our Products](https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs/product-registry.md)
- [Firmware Effects](https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs/firmware-effects.md)
- [Lightstrip, String, Neon and Beam](https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs/multizone-light-control.md): Controlling lights that have more than one light source such as the LIFX Lightstrip
- [Querying the device for data](https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs/querying-the-device-for-data.md)
- [Changing a device](https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs/changing-a-device.md)
- [Information messages](https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs/information-messages.md)
- [Field types](https://lan.developer.lifx.com/docs/field-types.md)