Commissioning is how users join a network. How do they become a good member of that network that is able to actually use and talk to all other members with all the rights and privileges of a good network citizen. Thread is great at commissioning because it uses the one tool that virtually everyone is familiar with…a smart phone. Rather than press a lot of buttons or a lot of blinky lights, all that is needed with thread is having a smart phone and a Thread network.