diff --git a/cube/Makefile b/cube/Makefile
index 64ff0fe..f214f03 100644
--- a/cube/Makefile
+++ b/cube/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ BUILD_DIR = build
 ######################################
 # C sources
 C_SOURCES =  \
-User/Src/oled.c User/Src/cmdHandler.c User/Src/eeprom.c User/Src/frontend.c User/Src/logger.c User/Src/loopCtrl.c User/Src/main2.c User/Src/mbusComm.c User/Src/mbusParserExt.c User/Src/mqttComm.c User/Src/ports.c User/Src/ringbuffer.c User/Src/show.c User/Src/utils.c User/Src/wizHelper.c hottislib/PontCoopScheduler.c  \
+User/Src/config.c User/Src/oled.c User/Src/cmdHandler.c User/Src/eeprom.c User/Src/frontend.c User/Src/logger.c User/Src/loopCtrl.c User/Src/main2.c User/Src/mbusComm.c User/Src/mbusParserExt.c User/Src/mqttComm.c User/Src/ports.c User/Src/ringbuffer.c User/Src/show.c User/Src/utils.c User/Src/wizHelper.c hottislib/PontCoopScheduler.c  \
 libmbus/mbus/mbus-protocol.c \
 Core/Src/main.c \
 Core/Src/gpio.c \
diff --git a/cube/User/Inc/config.h b/cube/User/Inc/config.h
index ec8464d..1d96cf8 100644
--- a/cube/User/Inc/config.h
+++ b/cube/User/Inc/config.h
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@
 typedef struct __attribute__((__packed__)) s_configBlock {
     char deviceName[16];
     uint8_t macAddress[6];
+    char brokerName[64];
     char watchdogTopic[64];
     char startupTopic[64];
     char statusTopic[64];
     char mbusDataTopic[64];
+    char syslogServerName[64];
 } t_configBlock;
 
 void configInit();
+t_configBlock* getConfig();
 
 #endif /* _CONFIG_H_ */
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/config.c b/cube/User/Src/config.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80c5f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cube/User/Src/config.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <config.h>
+
+
+/*
+typedef struct __attribute__((__packed__)) s_configBlock {
+    char deviceName[16];
+    uint8_t macAddress[6];
+    char brokerName[64];
+    char watchdogTopic[64];
+    char startupTopic[64];
+    char statusTopic[64];
+    char mbusDataTopic[64];
+    char syslogServerName[64];
+} t_configBlock;
+*/
+
+t_configBlock defaultConfigBlock = {
+    .deviceName = "MBGW3",
+    .macAddress = { 0x00, 0xA0, 0x57, 0x05, 0x3E, 0x0D },
+    .brokerName = "mqttbroker",
+    .watchdogTopic = "IoT/Watchdog",
+    .startupTopic = "IoT/MBGW3/Startup",
+    .statusTopic = "IoT/MBGW3/Status",
+    .mbusDataTopic = "IoT/MBGW3/Measurement",
+    .syslogServerName = "syslogserver",
+};
+
+
+t_configBlock* getConfig() {
+    return &defaultConfigBlock;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/logger.c b/cube/User/Src/logger.c
index 261806a..e507af0 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/logger.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/logger.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <ringbuffer.h>
 #include <wizHelper.h>
 #include <socket.h>
+#include <config.h>
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -26,14 +27,17 @@
 #define MSGBUFFER_SIZE 256
 
 
+static t_configBlock *config;
+
 extern const uint8_t SYSLOG_SOCK;
-uint8_t syslogAddr[] = { 172, 16, 11, 15 }; 
+uint8_t syslogAddr[4]; 
 
 uint8_t singleOctetTXBuffer;
 
 static ringbuffer_t logBuffer;
 
-void logInit() {
+void logInit() {    
+    config = getConfig();
     ringbufferInit(&logBuffer, LOGBUFFER_SIZE);
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ void syslog(char *msg) {
                 state = 1;
                 // no break
             case 1:
-                if (! wizDnsQuery("syslogserver", syslogAddr)) {
+                if (! wizDnsQuery(config->syslogServerName, syslogAddr)) {
                     disconnect(SYSLOG_SOCK);
                     state = 0;
                     break;
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
index 76bad27..a7541ac 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
@@ -17,10 +17,17 @@
 #include <mqttComm.h>
 #include <oled.h>
 #include <ringbuffer.h>
+#include <config.h>
 
 #include <mbus/mbus-protocol.h>
 
+
+static t_configBlock *config;
+
+/*
 static const char MBUS_TOPIC[] = "IoT/MBGW3/Measurement";
+*/
+
 
 static const uint8_t MBUS_QUERY_CMD = 0x5b;
 
@@ -130,7 +137,7 @@ static void printError() {
     coloredMsg(LOG_YELLOW, true, "mbc pe [%d] Error ratio is %.2f", 
                mbusCommHandle.requestId,
                errorRatio);
-    mqttPublishf(MBUS_TOPIC, "{\"Status\":\"Error\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\"}", 
+    mqttPublishf(config->mbusDataTopic, "{\"Status\":\"Error\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\"}", 
                  mbusCommHandle.requestId, mbusCommHandle.device->deviceName,
                  mbusCommHandle.device->failures, mbusCommHandle.device->requests, errorRatio);
     oledPrintf(OLED_SCREEN0, "Err:%d/%d %.2f", mbusCommHandle.device->failures, mbusCommHandle.device->requests, errorRatio);
@@ -231,25 +238,25 @@ static void parseAndPrintFrame() {
                                    mbusCommHandle.requestId,
                                    errorRatio);
         if (numOfConsideredFields == 1) {
-            mqttPublishf(MBUS_TOPIC, "{\"Status\":\"Ok\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\", " \
+            mqttPublishf(config->mbusDataTopic, "{\"Status\":\"Ok\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\", " \
                                      "\"Values\":{\"%s\":\"%.1f\"}}", 
                          mbusCommHandle.requestId, mbusCommHandle.device->deviceName,
                          mbusCommHandle.device->failures, mbusCommHandle.device->requests, errorRatio,
                          keys[0], values[0]);
         } else if (numOfConsideredFields == 2) {
-            mqttPublishf(MBUS_TOPIC, "{\"Status\":\"Ok\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\", " \
+            mqttPublishf(config->mbusDataTopic, "{\"Status\":\"Ok\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\", " \
                                      "\"Values\":{\"%s\":\"%.1f\", \"%s\":\"%.1f\"}}", 
                          mbusCommHandle.requestId, mbusCommHandle.device->deviceName,
                          mbusCommHandle.device->failures, mbusCommHandle.device->requests, errorRatio,
                          keys[0], values[0], keys[1], values[1]);
         } else if (numOfConsideredFields == 3) {
-            mqttPublishf(MBUS_TOPIC, "{\"Status\":\"Ok\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\", " \
+            mqttPublishf(config->mbusDataTopic, "{\"Status\":\"Ok\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\", " \
                                      "\"Values\":{\"%s\":\"%.1f\", \"%s\":\"%.1f\", \"%s\":\"%.1f\"}}", 
                          mbusCommHandle.requestId, mbusCommHandle.device->deviceName,
                          mbusCommHandle.device->failures, mbusCommHandle.device->requests, errorRatio,
                          keys[0], values[0], keys[1], values[1], keys[2], values[2]);
         } else if (numOfConsideredFields == 4) {
-            mqttPublishf(MBUS_TOPIC, "{\"Status\":\"Ok\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\", " \
+            mqttPublishf(config->mbusDataTopic, "{\"Status\":\"Ok\", \"RequestId\":\"%d\", \"Device\":\"%s\", \"Errors\":\"%d\", \"Requests\":\"%d\", \"ErrorRatio\":\"%.2f\", " \
                                      "\"Values\":{\"%s\":\"%.1f\", \"%s\":\"%.1f\", \"%s\":\"%.1f\", \"%s\":\"%.1f\"}}", 
                          mbusCommHandle.requestId, mbusCommHandle.device->deviceName,
                          mbusCommHandle.device->failures, mbusCommHandle.device->requests, errorRatio,
@@ -775,6 +782,8 @@ static void mbusCommScheduler(void *handle) {
 }
 
 void mbusCommInit() {
+    config = getConfig();
+
     coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, true, "mbc mci initializing Meterbus communication");
 
     // enable receive interrupts
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/mqttComm.c b/cube/User/Src/mqttComm.c
index 9eb2b05..4078d1a 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/mqttComm.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/mqttComm.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <mbusComm.h>
 #include <oled.h>
 #include <eeprom.h>
+#include <config.h>
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -19,16 +20,19 @@
 
 extern const uint8_t MQTT_SOCK;
 
+static t_configBlock *config;
+
 client_t client;
 mqttClient_t mqttClient;
 
-uint8_t brokerAddress[] = { 172, 16, 2, 16 };
+uint8_t brokerAddress[4];
 uint16_t brokerPort = 1883;
 
+/*
 const static char WatchdogTopic[] = "IoT/Watchdog";
 const static char StartupTopic[]  = "IoT/MBGW3/Startup";
 const static char StatusTopic[]   = "IoT/MBGW3/Status";
-
+*/
 
 static uint32_t watchdogCounter = 0;
 
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ void watchdogHandler(void *handle) {
 
 // typedef void (*callback_t)(char*, uint8_t*, uint16_t);
 static void mqttCallback(char *topic, uint8_t *payload, uint16_t payloadLength) {
-    if (0 == strcmp(topic, WatchdogTopic)) {
+    if (0 == strcmp(topic, config->watchdogTopic)) {
         watchdogCounter++;
     } else {
         coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqcb: %s : %.*s", topic, payloadLength, payload);
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ static void mqttStatusPublisher(void *handle) {
     snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "{\"uptime\":\"%ld\", \"runningHours\":\"%ld\", \"powerCycles\":\"%ld\", \"tasks\":\"%d\", \"requests\":\"%ld\", \"errors\":\"%ld\", \"octets\":\"%ld\", \"overrun\":\"%ld\", \"framing\":\"%ld\", \"parity\":\"%ld\", \"noise\":\"%ld\"}", 
             uptime, globalDeviceStats->totalRunningHours, globalDeviceStats->totalPowercycles, schTaskCnt(), mbusCommStats->mbusRequestCnt, mbusCommStats->mbusErrorCnt, 
             mbusCommStats->uartOctetCnt, mbusCommStats->uartOverrunCnt, mbusCommStats->uartFramingErrCnt, mbusCommStats->uartParityErrCnt, mbusCommStats->uartNoiseErrCnt);
-    bool res = publish(&mqttClient, StatusTopic, (const uint8_t*)buf, strlen(buf), false);
+    bool res = publish(&mqttClient, config->statusTopic, (const uint8_t*)buf, strlen(buf), false);
     coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, publish returned %d", res);
 
     oledSetActiveScreen(OLED_SCREEN1);
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ void mqttCommHandler(void *handle) {
 
         case 1:
             coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, resolving broker name");
-            if (! wizDnsQuery("mqttbroker", brokerAddress)) {
+            if (! wizDnsQuery(config->brokerName, brokerAddress)) {
                 coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, query for broker address failed, going to error state");
                 state = 255;
             }
@@ -111,7 +115,7 @@ void mqttCommHandler(void *handle) {
 
         case 2:
             coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, publish start-up");
-            res = publish(&mqttClient, StartupTopic, (const uint8_t*)message, strlen((char*)message), false);
+            res = publish(&mqttClient, config->startupTopic, (const uint8_t*)message, strlen((char*)message), false);
             coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, publish returned %d", res);
             schAdd(mqttStatusPublisher, NULL, 0, 60000);
             coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, status publisher scheduled");
@@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ void mqttCommHandler(void *handle) {
 
         case 3:
             coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, subscribe watchdog");
-            res = subscribe(&mqttClient, WatchdogTopic, MQTTQOS0);
+            res = subscribe(&mqttClient, config->watchdogTopic, MQTTQOS0);
             coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, subscribe returned %d", res);
             schAdd(watchdogHandler, NULL, 60000, 60000);
             coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, false, "mqch, watchdogHandler scheduled");
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ void mqttCommHandler(void *handle) {
 }
 
 void mqttCommInit() {
+    config = getConfig();
     schAdd(mqttCommHandler, NULL, 0, 100);
 }