Apparatus and control systems for LED lighting, and methods for configuring the control systems are provided. An LED lighting apparatus includes: a primary LED lighting device containing a WiFi module and a Zigbee module; and at least one secondary LED lighting device containing a Zigbee module. An LED lighting control system includes an LED lighting apparatus, a WiFi router, and a smart terminal. A Zigbee network is formed by Zigbee modules included in the primary/secondary LED lighting devices. The WiFi module of the primary LED lighting device is connected to internet via the WiFi router. The smart terminal is configured to directly control lighting of the at least one secondary LED lighting device via the primary LED lighting device.