diff --git a/back/pialert.py b/back/pialert.py
index 052a5c93..d2907c8f 100755
--- a/back/pialert.py
+++ b/back/pialert.py
@@ -35,13 +35,53 @@ from base64 import b64encode
 from paho.mqtt import client as mqtt_client
 import threading
 
+
+
 #===============================================================================
-# CONFIG VARIABLES
+# PATHS
 #===============================================================================
 PIALERT_BACK_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 pialertPath = PIALERT_BACK_PATH + "/.."
+logPath     = pialertPath + '/front/log'
+confPath = "/config/pialert.conf"
+dbPath = '/db/pialert.db'
+fullConfPath = pialertPath + confPath
+fullDbPath   = pialertPath + dbPath
 STOPARPSCAN = pialertPath + "/db/setting_stoparpscan"
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def file_print(*args):
+
+    result = ''
+    
+    file = open(logPath + "/pialert.log", "a")    
+    for arg in args:                
+        result += str(arg)
+    print(result)
+    file.write(result + '\n')
+    file.close()
+
+
+#===============================================================================
+# USER CONFIG VARIABLES - START
+#===============================================================================
+
+# check RW access of DB and config file
+file_print('\n Permissions check (All should be True)')
+file_print('------------------------------------------------')
+file_print( "  " + confPath +     " | " + " READ  | " + str(os.access(fullConfPath, os.R_OK)))
+file_print( "  " + confPath +     " | " + " WRITE | " + str(os.access(fullConfPath, os.W_OK)))
+
+file_print( "  " + dbPath + "       | " + " READ  | " + str(os.access(fullDbPath, os.R_OK)))
+file_print( "  " + dbPath + "       | " + " WRITE | " + str(os.access(fullDbPath, os.W_OK)))
+file_print('------------------------------------------------')
+
+pialertPath            = '/home/pi/pialert'
+vendorsDB              = '/usr/share/arp-scan/ieee-oui.txt'
+
+piholeDB               = '/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db'
+piholeDhcpleases       = '/etc/pihole/dhcp.leases'
+
 # INITIALIZE VARIABLES from pialert.conf
 
 # GENERAL settings
@@ -129,24 +169,16 @@ DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS     = 90
 
 # load the variables from  pialert.conf
 if (sys.version_info > (3,0)):    
-        exec(open(pialertPath + "/config/pialert.conf").read())
+        exec(open(fullConfPath).read())
 else:    
-    execfile (pialertPath + "/config/pialert.conf")
+    execfile (fullConfPath)
+
 
 deviceUrl              = REPORT_DASHBOARD_URL + '/deviceDetails.php?mac='
-pialertPath            = '/home/pi/pialert'
-dbPath                 = pialertPath + '/db/pialert.db'
-vendorsDB              = '/usr/share/arp-scan/ieee-oui.txt'
-logPath                = pialertPath + '/front/log'
-piholeDB               = '/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db'
-piholeDhcpleases       = '/etc/pihole/dhcp.leases'
 
-# # load user configuration
-
-# if (sys.version_info > (3,0)):    
-#     exec(open(pialertPath + "/config/pialert.conf").read())
-# else:    
-#     execfile (pialertPath + "/config/pialert.conf")
+#===============================================================================
+# USER CONFIG VARIABLES - END
+#===============================================================================
 
 #===============================================================================
 # MAIN
@@ -2138,11 +2170,11 @@ def importConfig ():
     settings = [
 
         # General
-        ('SCAN_SUBNETS', 'Subnets to scan', '',  'text', '', '' , str(SCAN_SUBNETS) , 'General'),
+        ('SCAN_SUBNETS', 'Subnets to scan', '',  'subnets', '', '' , str(SCAN_SUBNETS) , 'General'),
         ('PRINT_LOG', 'Print additional logging', '',  'boolean', '', '' , str(PRINT_LOG) , 'General'),
         ('TIMEZONE', 'Time zone', '',  'text', '', '' ,str(TIMEZONE) , 'General'),
         ('PIALERT_WEB_PROTECTION', 'Enable logon', '', 'boolean', '', '' , str(PIALERT_WEB_PROTECTION) , 'General'),
-        ('PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD', 'Logon password', '', 'password', '', '' , str(PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD) , 'General'),
+        ('PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD', 'Logon password', '', 'readonly', '', '' , str(PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD) , 'General'),
         ('INCLUDED_SECTIONS', 'Notify on changes in', '', 'multiselect', "['internet', 'new_devices', 'down_devices', 'events']", '' , str(INCLUDED_SECTIONS) , 'General'),
         ('SCAN_CYCLE_MINUTES', 'Scan cycle delay (m)', '', 'integer', '', '' , str(SCAN_CYCLE_MINUTES) , 'General'),
         ('DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS', 'Delete events older than (days)', '', 'integer', '', '' , str(DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS) , 'General'),
@@ -2151,7 +2183,7 @@ def importConfig ():
         # Email
         ('REPORT_MAIL', 'Enable email', '',  'boolean', '', '' , str(REPORT_MAIL) , 'Email'),
         ('SMTP_SERVER', 'SMTP server URL', '',  'text', '', '' , str(SMTP_SERVER) , 'Email'),
-        ('SMTP_PORT', 'SMTP port', '',  'text', '', '' , str(SMTP_PORT) , 'Email'),
+        ('SMTP_PORT', 'SMTP port', '',  'integer', '', '' , str(SMTP_PORT) , 'Email'),
         ('REPORT_TO', 'Email to', '',  'text', '', '' , str(REPORT_TO) , 'Email'),
         ('REPORT_FROM', 'Email Subject', '',  'text', '', '' , str(REPORT_FROM) , 'Email'),
         ('SMTP_SKIP_LOGIN', 'SMTP skip login', '',  'boolean', '', '' , str(SMTP_SKIP_LOGIN) , 'Email'),
@@ -2162,8 +2194,8 @@ def importConfig ():
         # Webhooks
         ('REPORT_WEBHOOK', 'Enable Webhooks', '',  'boolean', '', '' , str(REPORT_WEBHOOK) , 'Webhooks'),
         ('WEBHOOK_URL', 'Target URL', '',  'text', '', '' , str(WEBHOOK_URL) , 'Webhooks'),
-        ('WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD', 'Payload type', '',  'select', "['json', 'html', 'text']", '' , str(WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD) , 'Webhooks'),
-        ('WEBHOOK_REQUEST_METHOD', 'Request type', '',  'select', "['GET', 'POST', 'PUT']", '' , str(WEBHOOK_REQUEST_METHOD) , 'Webhooks'),
+        ('WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD', 'Payload type', '',  'selecttext', "['json', 'html', 'text']", '' , str(WEBHOOK_PAYLOAD) , 'Webhooks'),
+        ('WEBHOOK_REQUEST_METHOD', 'Request type', '',  'selecttext', "['GET', 'POST', 'PUT']", '' , str(WEBHOOK_REQUEST_METHOD) , 'Webhooks'),
 
         # Apprise
         ('REPORT_APPRISE', 'Enable Apprise', '',  'boolean', '', '' , str(REPORT_APPRISE) , 'Apprise'),
@@ -2184,11 +2216,11 @@ def importConfig ():
         # MQTT
         ('REPORT_MQTT', 'Enable MQTT', '',  'boolean', '', '' , str(REPORT_MQTT) , 'MQTT'),
         ('MQTT_BROKER', 'MQTT broker host URL', '',  'text', '', '' , str(MQTT_BROKER) , 'MQTT'),
-        ('MQTT_PORT', 'MQTT broker port', '',  'text', '', '' , str(MQTT_PORT) , 'MQTT'),
+        ('MQTT_PORT', 'MQTT broker port', '',  'integer', '', '' , str(MQTT_PORT) , 'MQTT'),
         ('MQTT_USER', 'MQTT user', '',  'text', '', '' , str(MQTT_USER) , 'MQTT'),
         ('MQTT_PASSWORD', 'MQTT password', '',  'password', '', '' , str(MQTT_PASSWORD) , 'MQTT'),
-        ('MQTT_QOS', 'MQTT Quality of Service', '',  'select', "['0', '1', '2']", '' , str(MQTT_QOS) , 'MQTT'),
-        ('MQTT_DELAY_SEC', 'MQTT delay per device (s)', '',  'select', "['2', '3', '4', '5']", '' , str(MQTT_DELAY_SEC) , 'MQTT'),
+        ('MQTT_QOS', 'MQTT Quality of Service', '',  'selectinteger', "['0', '1', '2']", '' , str(MQTT_QOS) , 'MQTT'),
+        ('MQTT_DELAY_SEC', 'MQTT delay per device (s)', '',  'selectinteger', "['2', '3', '4', '5']", '' , str(MQTT_DELAY_SEC) , 'MQTT'),
 
         #DynDNS
         ('DDNS_ACTIVE', 'Enable DynDNS', '',  'boolean', '', '' , str(DDNS_ACTIVE) , 'DynDNS'),
@@ -2310,7 +2342,7 @@ def openDB ():
     print_log ('Opening DB...')    
 
     # Open DB and Cursor
-    sql_connection = sqlite3.connect (dbPath, isolation_level=None)
+    sql_connection = sqlite3.connect (fullDbPath, isolation_level=None)
     sql_connection.execute('pragma journal_mode=wal') #
     sql_connection.text_factory = str
     sql_connection.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
@@ -2359,16 +2391,7 @@ def to_binary_sensor(input):
 #===============================================================================
 # UTIL
 #===============================================================================
-def file_print(*args):
 
-    result = ''
-    
-    file = open(logPath + "/pialert.log", "a")    
-    for arg in args:                
-        result += str(arg)
-    print(result)
-    file.write(result + '\n')
-    file.close()
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def print_log (pText):
     global log_timestamp
diff --git a/front/css/pialert.css b/front/css/pialert.css
index cc039ae6..5ced3308 100755
--- a/front/css/pialert.css
+++ b/front/css/pialert.css
@@ -583,9 +583,18 @@ height: 50px;
     width:30%;
 }
 
-.setting_input input
+.center 
 {
-    width:300px;
+    margin: 0;
+    position: relative;    
+    left: 50%;
+    -ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+}
+
+.top-margin 
+{
+    margin-top: 50px;
 }
 
 .settings_content {
diff --git a/front/maintenance.php b/front/maintenance.php
index d318fd82..da486308 100755
--- a/front/maintenance.php
+++ b/front/maintenance.php
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ if ($_REQUEST['tab'] == '1') {
                             pialert.log
                             </div>
                             <div class="db_tools_table_cell_b">
-                              <textarea class="logs" cols="70" rows="10" ><?php echo file_get_contents( "./log/pialert.log" ); ?>
+                              <textarea id="pialert_log" class="logs" cols="70" rows="10" ><?php echo file_get_contents( "./log/pialert.log" ); ?>
                               </textarea>
                             </div>
                         </div>   
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ if ($_REQUEST['tab'] == '1') {
                             IP_changes.log
                             </div>
                             <div class="db_tools_table_cell_b">
-                              <textarea class="logs" cols="70" rows="10" ><?php echo file_get_contents( "./log/IP_changes.log" ); ?>
+                              <textarea id="IP_changes_log" class="logs" cols="70" rows="10" ><?php echo file_get_contents( "./log/IP_changes.log" ); ?>
                               </textarea>                              
                             </div>
                         </div> 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ if ($_REQUEST['tab'] == '1') {
                             stdout.log
                             </div>
                             <div class="db_tools_table_cell_b">
-                              <textarea class="logs" cols="70" rows="10" ><?php echo file_get_contents( "./log/stdout.log" ); ?>
+                              <textarea id="stdout_log" class="logs" cols="70" rows="10" ><?php echo file_get_contents( "./log/stdout.log" ); ?>
                               </textarea>
                             </div>
                         </div> 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ if ($_REQUEST['tab'] == '1') {
                             stderr.log
                             </div>
                             <div class="db_tools_table_cell_b">
-                              <textarea class="logs" cols="70" rows="10" ><?php echo file_get_contents( "./log/stderr.log" ); ?>
+                              <textarea id="stderr_log" class="logs" cols="70" rows="10" ><?php echo file_get_contents( "./log/stderr.log" ); ?>
                               </textarea>
                             </div>
                         </div>      
@@ -450,6 +450,21 @@ if ($_REQUEST['tab'] == '1') {
 
 <script>
 
+function scrollDown()
+{
+  temp = $('#pialert_log');
+  $temp.scrollTop($text[0].scrollHeight);
+
+  temp = $('#IP_changes_log');
+  $temp.scrollTop($text[0].scrollHeight);
+
+  temp = $('#stdout_log');
+  $temp.scrollTop($text[0].scrollHeight);
+
+  temp = $('#stderr_log');
+  $temp.scrollTop($text[0].scrollHeight);
+}
+
 // delete devices with emty macs
 function askDeleteDevicesWithEmptyMACs () {
   // Ask 
@@ -630,9 +645,12 @@ function PiaToggleArpScan()
   });
 }
 
-// laod footer asynchronously not to block the page load/other sections
+// load footer asynchronously not to block the page load/other sections
 window.onload = function asyncFooter()
 {
+
+  // scrollDown();
+
   $("#lastCommit").append('<img  alt="GitHub last commit" src="https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/jokob-sk/pi.alert/main?logo=github">');
 
   $("#lastDockerUpdate").append(
diff --git a/front/php/server/util.php b/front/php/server/util.php
index 19be52d0..719ee09b 100755
--- a/front/php/server/util.php
+++ b/front/php/server/util.php
@@ -8,32 +8,56 @@
 //  Puche 2021        pi.alert.application@gmail.com        GNU GPLv3
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// ## TimeZone processing
-$config_file = "../../../config/pialert.conf";
-$config_file_lines = file($config_file);
+## TimeZone processing
+$basePath = "../../../config/";
+$config_file = "pialert.conf";
+
+$fullConfPath = $basePath.$config_file;
+
+chmod($fullConfPath, 0777);
+
+
+
+$config_file_lines = file($fullConfPath);
 $config_file_lines_timezone = array_values(preg_grep('/^TIMEZONE\s.*/', $config_file_lines));
 $timezone_line = explode("'", $config_file_lines_timezone[0]);
 $Pia_TimeZone = $timezone_line[1];
-date_default_timezone_set($Pia_TimeZone);
+
 
 $FUNCTION = $_REQUEST['function'];
+$SETTINGS = $_REQUEST['settings'];
 
 
 if ($FUNCTION  == 'savesettings') {
   saveSettings();
-} elseif ($PIA_SCAN_MODE == 'test') {
-    // other function
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Formatting data functions
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Creates a PHP array from a string representing a python array (input format ['...','...'])
 function createArray($input){
-  $pattern = '/(^\s*\[)|(\]\s*$)/';
+
+  // regex patterns
+  $patternBrackets = '/(^\s*\[)|(\]\s*$)/';
+  $patternQuotes = '/(^\s*\')|(\'\s*$)/';
   $replacement = '';
-  $noBrackets = preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $input); 
+
+  // remove brackets
+  $noBrackets = preg_replace($patternBrackets, $replacement, $input); 
   
-  return $options = explode(",", $noBrackets);
+  $options = array(); 
+
+  // create array
+  $optionsTmp = explode(",", $noBrackets);
+
+  // remove quotes
+  foreach ($optionsTmp as $item)
+  {
+    array_push($options, preg_replace($patternQuotes, $replacement, $item) );
+  }
+  
+  return $options;
 }
 
 function formatDate ($date1) {
@@ -75,7 +99,8 @@ function checkPermissions($files)
     // check access to database
     if(file_exists($file) != 1)
     {
-      displayMessage("File ".$file." not found or inaccessible. Grant read & write permissions to the file to the correct user.");
+      $message = "File ".$file." not found or inaccessible. Grant read & write permissions to the file to the correct user.";
+      displayMessage($message);
     }
   }
  
@@ -90,25 +115,118 @@ function displayMessage($message)
 
 function saveSettings()
 {
-  $config_file = "../../../config/pialert.conf";
-  // save in the file
-  $new_location = $config_file.'_'.strtotime("now").'.backup';
+  global $SETTINGS, $FUNCTION, $fullConfPath, $basePath, $config_file_lines_timezone, $config_file_lines;  
 
-  if(file_exists( $config_file) == 1)
-  {
-    // create a backup copy    
-    if (!copy($config_file, $new_location))
-    {      
-      echo "Failed to copy file ".$config_file." to ".$new_location." <br/> Check your permissions to allow read/write access to the /config folder.";
+  $timeZone = "";
+
+  foreach ($config_file_lines as $line)
+  {    
+    if( preg_match('/TIMEZONE(.*?)/', $line, $match) == 1 )
+    {        
+        if (preg_match('/\'(.*?)\'/', $line, $match) == 1) {          
+          $timeZone = $match[1];
+        }
     }
-    {
-      echo "Backup of pialert.conf created: <code>".$new_location."</code>";
-    }
-  } else {
-    echo 'File "'.$config_file.'" not found or missing read permissions.';
   }
 
-  // save in the DB
+  if($timeZone == "")
+  {
+    $timeZone = "Europe/Berlin";
+  }
+
+  date_default_timezone_set($timeZone);
+
+  $date = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone($timeZone) );
+  $timestamp = $date->format('Y-m-d_H-i-s');
+
+  // save in the file
+  $new_name = "pialert.conf".'_'.$timestamp.'.backup';
+  $new_location = $basePath.$new_name;
+
+  // chmod($fullConfPath, 0755);
+
+  if(file_exists( $fullConfPath) == 1)
+  {
+    // create a backup copy    
+    if (!copy($fullConfPath, $new_location))
+    {      
+      echo "Failed to copy file ".$fullConfPath." to ".$new_location." <br/> Check your permissions to allow read/write access to the /config folder.";
+    }
+    {
+      echo "Backup of original pialert.conf created: <code>".$new_name."</code><br/>";
+
+      // generate a clean pialert.conf file
+      $groups = [];
+
+      $txt = $txt."#-----------------AUTOGENERATED FILE-----------------#\n";
+      $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
+      $txt = $txt."#         Generated:  ".$timestamp."            #\n";
+      $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
+      $txt = $txt."#   Config file for the LAN intruder detection app:  #\n";
+      $txt = $txt."#      https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert          #\n";
+      $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
+      $txt = $txt."#-----------------AUTOGENERATED FILE-----------------#\n";
+
+      // collect all groups
+      foreach ($SETTINGS as $setting) { 
+        if( in_array($setting[0] , $groups) == false) {
+          array_push($groups ,$setting[0]);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // go thru the groups and prepare settings to write to file
+      foreach($groups as $group)
+      {
+        $txt = $txt."\n\n# ".$group;
+        $txt = $txt."\n#---------------------------\n" ;
+        foreach($SETTINGS as $setting)
+        {
+          if($group == $setting[0])
+          {            
+            if($setting[3] == 'text' or $setting[3] == 'password' or $setting[3] == 'readonly' or $setting[3] == 'selecttext')
+            {
+              $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."='".$setting[2]."'\n" ; 
+            } elseif($setting[3] == 'integer' or $setting[3] == 'selectinteger')
+            {
+              $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."=".$setting[2]."\n" ; 
+            } elseif($setting[3] == 'boolean')
+            {
+              $val = "False";
+              if($setting[2] == 'true')
+              {
+                $val = "True";
+              }
+              $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."=".$val."\n" ; 
+            }elseif($setting[3] == 'multiselect' or $setting[3] == 'subnets')
+            {
+              $temp = '[';
+              foreach($setting[2] as $val)
+              {
+                $temp = $temp."'". $val."',";
+              }
+              $temp = substr_replace($temp, "", -1).']';  // close brackets and remove last comma ','
+              $txt = $txt.$setting[1]."=".$temp."\n" ; 
+            }            
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      $txt = $txt."\n\n";
+      $txt = $txt."#-------------------IMPORTANT INFO-------------------#\n";
+      $txt = $txt."#   This file is ingested by a python script, so if  #\n";      
+      $txt = $txt."#        modified it needs to use python syntax      #\n";      
+      $txt = $txt."#-------------------IMPORTANT INFO-------------------#\n";
+
+      // open new file and write the new configuration      
+      $newConfig = fopen($basePath."pialert.conf", "w") or die("Unable to open file!");
+      fwrite($newConfig, $txt);
+      fclose($newConfig);
+
+    }
+  } else {
+    echo 'File "'.$fullConfPath.'" not found or missing read permissions.';
+  }
+
 }
 
 function getString ($codeName, $default, $pia_lang) {
@@ -195,4 +313,6 @@ function setCache($key, $value) {
 
 
 
+
+
 ?>
diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/de_de.php b/front/php/templates/language/de_de.php
index 9494d095..e26eb664 100755
--- a/front/php/templates/language/de_de.php
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/de_de.php
@@ -408,15 +408,17 @@ $pia_lang['HelpFAQ_Cat_Network_600_text'] = 'Diese Seite soll dir die Möglichke
 //General
 $pia_lang['SCAN_SUBNETS_name'] = 'Subnets to scan';
 $pia_lang['SCAN_SUBNETS_description'] = '
+
+The scan time itself depends on the number of IP addresses to check. 
+The number of Ips to check depends on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.calculator.net/ip-subnet-calculator.html">network mask</a> you set here. 
+For example, a <code>/24</code> mask results in 256 IPs to check, where as a <code>/16</code> 
+mask checks around 65,536. Every IP takes a couple seconds to scan. This means that with an incorrect configuration 
+the scan will take hours to complete instead of seconds.
 <ol>
 <li>Specify the network mask. For example, the filter <code>192.168.1.0/24</code> covers IP ranges 192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.255.</li>
-<li>Run <code>iwconfig</code> to find your interface name(s) (e.g.: <code>eth0</code>, <code>eth1</code>)</li>
-<li>Examples (<g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="exclamation" fallback-src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/2757.png">❗</g-emoji> Note the <code>[\'...\', \'...\']</code> format for two and more subnets):
+<li>Run <code>iwconfig</code> in your ocntainer to find your interface name(s) (e.g.: <code>eth0</code>, <code>eth1</code>)</li>
 </ol>
-<ul dir="auto">
-<li>One subnet: <code>\'192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth0\'</code></li>
-<li>Two subnets:  <code>[\'192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth0\', \'192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth1\']</code></li>
-</ul>';
+';
 $pia_lang['PRINT_LOG_name'] = 'Print additional logging';
 $pia_lang['PRINT_LOG_description'] = 'This setting will enable more verbose logging. Useful for debugging events writing into the database.';
 $pia_lang['TIMEZONE_name'] = 'Time zone';
@@ -424,7 +426,7 @@ $pia_lang['TIMEZONE_description'] = 'Time zone to display stats correctly. Find
 $pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PROTECTION_name'] = 'Enable login';
 $pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PROTECTION_description'] = 'When enabled a login dialog is displayed. Read below carefully if you get locked out of your instance.';
 $pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD_name'] = 'Login password';
-$pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD_description'] = 'The default password is <code>123456</code>. To change password run <code>/home/pi/pialert/back/pialert-cli</code>';
+$pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD_description'] = 'The default password is <code>123456</code>. To change password run <code>/home/pi/pialert/back/pialert-cli</code> in the container';
 $pia_lang['INCLUDED_SECTIONS_name'] = 'Notify on';
 $pia_lang['INCLUDED_SECTIONS_description'] = 'Specifies which events trigger notifications. Remove the event type(s) you don\'t want to get notified on. This setting overrides device-specific settings in the UI. (CTRL + Click to select / deselect).';
 $pia_lang['SCAN_CYCLE_MINUTES_name'] = 'Scan cycle delay';
diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/en_us.php b/front/php/templates/language/en_us.php
index 3bd9736d..6328d020 100755
--- a/front/php/templates/language/en_us.php
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/en_us.php
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ $pia_lang['HelpFAQ_Cat_General_102_text'] = 'Check in the Pi.Alert directory if
               								 </span><br>
               								 If the database is still read-only, try reinstalling or restoring a database backup from the maintenance page.';
 $pia_lang['HelpFAQ_Cat_General_102docker_head'] = '(🐳 Docker only) Database issues (AJAX errors, read-only, not found)';
-$pia_lang['HelpFAQ_Cat_General_102docker_text'] = 'Double-check you\'ve followed the <a href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert/tree/main/dockerfiles">dockerfile readme (most up-to-date info)</a>. <br/> <br/> <ul data-sourcepos="49:4-52:146" dir="auto">
-											<li data-sourcepos="49:4-49:106">Download the <a href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert/blob/main/db/pialert.db">original DB from GitHub</a>.</li>
-											<li data-sourcepos="50:4-50:195">Map the <code>pialert.db</code> file (<g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="warning" fallback-src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/26a0.png">⚠</g-emoji> not folder) from above to <code>/home/pi/pialert/db/pialert.db</code> (see <a href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert/tree/main/dockerfiles#-examples">Examples</a> for details).</li>
+$pia_lang['HelpFAQ_Cat_General_102docker_text'] = 'Double-check you\'ve followed the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert/tree/main/dockerfiles">dockerfile readme (most up-to-date info)</a>. <br/> <br/> <ul data-sourcepos="49:4-52:146" dir="auto">
+											<li data-sourcepos="49:4-49:106">Download the <a target="_blank"  href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert/blob/main/db/pialert.db">original DB from GitHub</a>.</li>
+											<li data-sourcepos="50:4-50:195">Map the <code>pialert.db</code> file (<g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="warning" fallback-src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/26a0.png">⚠</g-emoji> not folder) from above to <code>/home/pi/pialert/db/pialert.db</code> (see <a target="_blank"  href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/Pi.Alert/tree/main/dockerfiles#-examples">Examples</a> for details).</li>
 											<li data-sourcepos="51:4-51:161">If facing issues (AJAX errors, can\'t write to DB, etc,) make sure permissions are set correctly, alternatively check the logs under <code>/home/pi/pialert/front/log</code>.</li>
 											<li data-sourcepos="52:4-52:146">To solve permission issues you can also try to create a DB backup and then run a DB Restore via the <strong>Maintenance &gt; Backup/Restore</strong> section.</li>
 											<li data-sourcepos="53:4-53:228">If the database is in read-only mode you can solve this by setting the owner and group by executing the following command on the host system: <code>docker exec pialert chown -R www-data:www-data /home/pi/pialert/db/pialert.db</code>.</li>
@@ -420,15 +420,17 @@ $pia_lang['HelpFAQ_Cat_Network_600_text'] = 'This page should offer you the poss
 //General
 $pia_lang['SCAN_SUBNETS_name'] = 'Subnets to scan';
 $pia_lang['SCAN_SUBNETS_description'] = '
+
+The scan time itself depends on the number of IP addresses to check. 
+The number of Ips to check depends on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.calculator.net/ip-subnet-calculator.html">network mask</a> you set here. 
+For example, a <code>/24</code> mask results in 256 IPs to check, where as a <code>/16</code> 
+mask checks around 65,536. Every IP takes a couple seconds to scan. This means that with an incorrect configuration 
+the scan will take hours to complete instead of seconds.
 <ol>
 <li>Specify the network mask. For example, the filter <code>192.168.1.0/24</code> covers IP ranges 192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.255.</li>
-<li>Run <code>iwconfig</code> to find your interface name(s) (e.g.: <code>eth0</code>, <code>eth1</code>)</li>
-<li>Examples (<g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="exclamation" fallback-src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/2757.png">❗</g-emoji> Note the <code>[\'...\', \'...\']</code> format for two and more subnets):
+<li>Run <code>iwconfig</code> in your container to find your interface name(s) (e.g.: <code>eth0</code>, <code>eth1</code>)</li>
 </ol>
-<ul dir="auto">
-<li>One subnet: <code>\'192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth0\'</code></li>
-<li>Two subnets:  <code>[\'192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth0\', \'192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth1\']</code></li>
-</ul>';
+';
 $pia_lang['PRINT_LOG_name'] = 'Print additional logging';
 $pia_lang['PRINT_LOG_description'] = 'This setting will enable more verbose logging. Useful for debugging events writing into the database.';
 $pia_lang['TIMEZONE_name'] = 'Time zone';
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ $pia_lang['TIMEZONE_description'] = 'Time zone to display stats correctly. Find
 $pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PROTECTION_name'] = 'Enable login';
 $pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PROTECTION_description'] = 'When enabled a login dialog is displayed. Read below carefully if you get locked out of your instance.';
 $pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD_name'] = 'Login password';
-$pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD_description'] = 'The default password is <code>123456</code>. To change password run <code>/home/pi/pialert/back/pialert-cli</code>';
+$pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD_description'] = 'The default password is <code>123456</code>. To change password run <code>/home/pi/pialert/back/pialert-cli</code> in the container';
 $pia_lang['INCLUDED_SECTIONS_name'] = 'Notify on';
 $pia_lang['INCLUDED_SECTIONS_description'] = 'Specifies which events trigger notifications. Remove the event type(s) you don\'t want to get notified on. This setting overrides device-specific settings in the UI. (CTRL + Click to select / deselect).';
 $pia_lang['SCAN_CYCLE_MINUTES_name'] = 'Scan cycle delay';
diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/es_es.php b/front/php/templates/language/es_es.php
index 341360ae..6a417ee9 100755
--- a/front/php/templates/language/es_es.php
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/es_es.php
@@ -414,15 +414,17 @@ $pia_lang['HelpFAQ_Cat_Network_600_text'] = 'Esta sección debería ofrecerle la
 //General
 $pia_lang['SCAN_SUBNETS_name'] = 'Subnets to scan';
 $pia_lang['SCAN_SUBNETS_description'] = '
+
+The scan time itself depends on the number of IP addresses to check. 
+The number of Ips to check depends on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.calculator.net/ip-subnet-calculator.html">network mask</a> you set here. 
+For example, a <code>/24</code> mask results in 256 IPs to check, where as a <code>/16</code> 
+mask checks around 65,536. Every IP takes a couple seconds to scan. This means that with an incorrect configuration 
+the scan will take hours to complete instead of seconds.
 <ol>
 <li>Specify the network mask. For example, the filter <code>192.168.1.0/24</code> covers IP ranges 192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.255.</li>
-<li>Run <code>iwconfig</code> to find your interface name(s) (e.g.: <code>eth0</code>, <code>eth1</code>)</li>
-<li>Examples (<g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="exclamation" fallback-src="https://github.githubassets.com/images/icons/emoji/unicode/2757.png">❗</g-emoji> Note the <code>[\'...\', \'...\']</code> format for two and more subnets):
+<li>Run <code>iwconfig</code> in your container to find your interface name(s) (e.g.: <code>eth0</code>, <code>eth1</code>)</li>
 </ol>
-<ul dir="auto">
-<li>One subnet: <code>\'192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth0\'</code></li>
-<li>Two subnets:  <code>[\'192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth0\', \'192.168.1.0/24 --interface=eth1\']</code></li>
-</ul>';
+';
 $pia_lang['PRINT_LOG_name'] = 'Print additional logging';
 $pia_lang['PRINT_LOG_description'] = 'This setting will enable more verbose logging. Useful for debugging events writing into the database.';
 $pia_lang['TIMEZONE_name'] = 'Time zone';
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ $pia_lang['TIMEZONE_description'] = 'Time zone to display stats correctly. Find
 $pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PROTECTION_name'] = 'Enable login';
 $pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PROTECTION_description'] = 'When enabled a login dialog is displayed. Read below carefully if you get locked out of your instance.';
 $pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD_name'] = 'Login password';
-$pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD_description'] = 'The default password is <code>123456</code>. To change password run <code>/home/pi/pialert/back/pialert-cli</code>';
+$pia_lang['PIALERT_WEB_PASSWORD_description'] = 'The default password is <code>123456</code>. To change password run <code>/home/pi/pialert/back/pialert-cli</code> in the container';
 $pia_lang['INCLUDED_SECTIONS_name'] = 'Notify on';
 $pia_lang['INCLUDED_SECTIONS_description'] = 'Specifies which events trigger notifications. Remove the event type(s) you don\'t want to get notified on. This setting overrides device-specific settings in the UI. (CTRL + Click to select / deselect).';
 $pia_lang['SCAN_CYCLE_MINUTES_name'] = 'Scan cycle delay';
@@ -531,5 +533,4 @@ $pia_lang['PIHOLE_ACTIVE_description'] = 'If enabled you need to map <code>:/etc
 $pia_lang['DHCP_ACTIVE_name'] = 'Enable PiHole DHCP';
 $pia_lang['DHCP_ACTIVE_description'] = 'If enabled you need to map <code>:/etc/pihole/dhcp.leases</code> in your <code>docker-compose.yml</code>  file.';
 
-
 ?>
diff --git a/front/php/templates/notification.php b/front/php/templates/notification.php
index 01a6abee..c76e989f 100755
--- a/front/php/templates/notification.php
+++ b/front/php/templates/notification.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <div class="modal-dialog">
     <div class="modal-content">
 
-      <div class="modal-header" style="background-color: #d0d0d0;">
+      <div class="modal-header" >
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
         <h4 id="modal-default-title" class="modal-title"> Modal Default Title </h4>
       </div>
diff --git a/front/settings.php b/front/settings.php
index 7709bbf5..ac4e549f 100644
--- a/front/settings.php
+++ b/front/settings.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ $db->close();
 
    <?php
 
-      $resultHTML = "";
+      $html = "";
       $groups = [];
 
       // collect all groups
@@ -87,70 +87,85 @@ $db->close();
 
       // create settings groups
       foreach ($groups as $group) { 
-        $resultHTML = $resultHTML.'<section class="settings_content">
+        $html = $html.'<section class="settings_content">
           <h4>'.$group.'</h4>';
           
           // populate settings for each group
-          foreach ($settings as $setting) { 
-            if($setting["Group"] == $group)
+          foreach ($settings as $set) { 
+            if($set["Group"] == $group)
             {
-              $resultHTML = $resultHTML.
+              $html = $html.
               '<div class="table_row" >
                 <div class="table_cell setting_name" >';
 
-              $resultHTML = $resultHTML.getString ($setting['Code_Name'].'_name', $setting['Display_Name'], $pia_lang);
+              $html = $html.getString ($set['Code_Name'].'_name', $set['Display_Name'], $pia_lang);
 
-              $resultHTML = $resultHTML.
+              $html = $html.
               '</div>       
                <div class="table_cell setting_description" >';
 
-              $resultHTML = $resultHTML.getString ($setting['Code_Name'].'_description', $setting['Description'], $pia_lang);
+              $html = $html.getString ($set['Code_Name'].'_description', $set['Description'], $pia_lang);
 
-              $resultHTML = $resultHTML.
+              $html = $html.
                 '</div>       
               <div class="table_cell setting_input" >';
 
-              // render different input types based on the setting type
-              $inputType = "";
+              // render different input types based on the set type
+              $input = "";
+
               // text - textbox
-              if($setting['Type'] == 'text') 
+              if($set['Type'] == 'text' ) 
               {
-                $inputType = '<input  value="'.$setting['Value'].'"/>';                
+                $input = '<input class="form-control input" id="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" value="'.$set['Value'].'"/>';                
               } 
               // password - hidden text
-              elseif ($setting['Type'] == 'password')
+              elseif ($set['Type'] == 'password')
               {
-                $inputType = '<input  type="password" value="'.$setting['Value'].'"/>';
+                $input = '<input class="form-control input" id="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" type="password" value="'.$set['Value'].'"/>';
+              }
+              // readonly 
+              elseif ($set['Type'] == 'readonly')
+              {
+                $input = '<input class="form-control input" id="'.$set['Code_Name'].'"  value="'.$set['Value'].'" readonly/>';
               }
               // boolean - checkbox
-              elseif ($setting['Type'] == 'boolean')
+              elseif ($set['Type'] == 'boolean')
               {
                 $checked = "";
-                if ($setting['Value'] == "True") { $checked = "checked";};
-                $inputType = '<input  type="checkbox" value="'.$setting['Value'].'" '.$checked.' />';                
+                if ($set['Value'] == "True") { $checked = "checked";};
+                $input = '<input class="checkbox" id="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" type="checkbox" value="'.$set['Value'].'" '.$checked.' />';                
               }
               // integer - number input
-              elseif ($setting['Type'] == 'integer')
+              elseif ($set['Type'] == 'integer')
               {
-                $inputType = '<input  type="number" value="'.$setting['Value'].'"/>';                
+                $input = '<input class="form-control" id="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" type="number" value="'.$set['Value'].'"/>';                
               }
-              // select - dropdown
-              elseif ($setting['Type'] == 'select')
+              // selecttext - dropdown
+              elseif ($set['Type'] == 'selecttext')
               {
-                $inputType = '<select name="'.$setting['Code_Name'].'" id="'.$setting['Code_Name'].'">';                 
-                $options = createArray($setting['Options']);
+                $input = '<select class="form-control" name="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" id="'.$set['Code_Name'].'">';                 
+                $options = createArray($set['Options']);
                 foreach ($options as $option) {                   
-                  $inputType = $inputType.'<option value="'.$option.'">'.$option.'</option>';
-
+                  $input = $input.'<option value="'.$option.'">'.$option.'</option>';
                 }                
-                $inputType = $inputType.'</select>';
+                $input = $input.'</select>';
+              }
+              // selectinteger - dropdown
+              elseif ($set['Type'] == 'selectinteger')
+              {
+                $input = '<select class="form-control" name="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" id="'.$set['Code_Name'].'">';                 
+                $options = createArray($set['Options']);
+                foreach ($options as $option) {                   
+                  $input = $input.'<option value="'.$option.'">'.$option.'</option>';
+                }                
+                $input = $input.'</select>';
               }
               // multiselect
-              elseif ($setting['Type'] == 'multiselect')
+              elseif ($set['Type'] == 'multiselect')
               {
-                $inputType = '<select name="'.$setting['Code_Name'].'" id="'.$setting['Code_Name'].'" multiple>';                 
-                $values = createArray($setting['Value']);
-                $options = createArray($setting['Options']);
+                $input = '<select class="form-control" name="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" id="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" multiple>';                 
+                $values = createArray($set['Value']);
+                $options = createArray($set['Options']);
 
                 foreach ($options as $option) {                     
                   $selected = "";
@@ -159,27 +174,57 @@ $db->close();
                     $selected = "selected";
                   }
 
-                  $inputType = $inputType.'<option value="'.$option.'" '.$selected.'>'.$option.'</option>';
+                  $input = $input.'<option value="'.$option.'" '.$selected.'>'.$option.'</option>';
                 }                
-                $inputType = $inputType.'</select>';
-              }              
+                $input = $input.'</select>';
+              }
+              // multiselect
+              elseif ($set['Type'] == 'subnets')
+              {
+                $input = $input.
+                '<div class="row form-group">
+                  <div class="col-xs-6">
+                    <input class="form-control " id="ipMask" type="text" placeholder="192.168.1.0/24"/>
+                  </div>';
+                $input = $input.
+                  '<div class="col-xs-3">
+                    <input class="form-control " id="ipInterface" type="text" placeholder="eth0" />
+                  </div>
+                  <div class="col-xs-3"><button class="btn btn-primary" onclick="addInterface()" >Add</button></div>
+                 </div>';
+                
+                $input = $input.'<div class="form-group">
+                  <select class="form-control" name="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" id="'.$set['Code_Name'].'" multiple readonly>';                 
+                $options = createArray($set['Value']);
+                
 
-              $resultHTML = $resultHTML.$inputType;
+                foreach ($options as $option) {                                       
 
-              $resultHTML = $resultHTML.'</div>  
+                  $input = $input.'<option value="'.$option.'" disabled>'.$option.'</option>';
+                }                
+                $input = $input.'</select></div>';               
+                $input = $input.'<div><button class="btn btn-primary" onclick="removeInterfaces()">Remove all</button></div>';
+                
+              }               
+
+              $html = $html.$input;
+
+              $html = $html.'</div>  
               </div>';
             }
           }
 
-        $resultHTML = $resultHTML.'</section>';
+        $html = $html.'</section>';
       }
 
-      echo $resultHTML;
+      echo $html;
    ?>
    
     <!-- /.content -->
-    <div class="table_row" >
-          <button type="button" class="btn btn-default pa-btn bg-green dbtools-button" id="save" onclick="saveSettings()"><?php echo $pia_lang['DevDetail_button_Save'];?></button>
+    <div class="row" >
+          <div class="row">
+            <button type="button" class="center top-margin  btn btn-primary btn-default pa-btn bg-green dbtools-button" id="save" onclick="saveSettings()"><?php echo $pia_lang['DevDetail_button_Save'];?></button>
+          </div>
           <div id="result"></div>
       </div>
 </div>
@@ -193,13 +238,77 @@ $db->close();
 ?>
 
 <script>
+  function addInterface()
+  {
+    ipMask = $('#ipMask').val();
+    ipInterface = $('#ipInterface').val();
+
+    full = ipMask + " --interface=" + ipInterface;
+
+    if(ipMask == "" || ipInterface == "")
+    {
+      showModalDefault ('Validation error', 'Specify both, the network mask and the interface');
+    } else {
+      $('#SCAN_SUBNETS').append($('<option disabled></option>').attr('value', full).text(full));
+
+      $('#ipMask').val('');
+      $('#ipInterface').val('');
+    }
+  }
+
+  function removeInterfaces()
+  {
+    $('#SCAN_SUBNETS').empty();
+  }
+
+  function collectSettings()
+  {
+    var settingsArray = [];
+
+    // generate javascript to collect values
+    // multiselect, select, password
+    <?php 
+
+    $noConversion = array('text', 'integer', 'password', 'readonly', 'selecttext', 'selectinteger', "multiselect"); 
+
+    foreach ($settings as $set) { 
+      if(in_array($set['Type'] , $noConversion))
+      {         
+        echo 'settingsArray.push(["'.$set["Group"].'", "'.$set["Code_Name"].'", $("#'.$set["Code_Name"].'").val(), "'.$set["Type"].'" ]);';      
+      } 
+      elseif ($set['Type'] == "boolean")
+      {
+        echo 'temp = $("#'.$set["Code_Name"].'").is(":checked") ;';
+        echo 'settingsArray.push(["'.$set["Group"].'", "'.$set["Code_Name"].'", temp, "'.$set["Type"].'" ]);';  
+      }
+      elseif ($set["Code_Name"] == "SCAN_SUBNETS")
+      {        
+        echo "var temps = [];
+
+        $( '#SCAN_SUBNETS option' ).each( function( i, selected ) {
+          temps.push($( selected ).val());
+        });       
+        
+        ";
+        echo 'settingsArray.push(["'.$set["Group"].'", "'.$set["Code_Name"].'", temps, "'.$set["Type"].'" ]);';
+      }
+    }
+    
+    ?>
+    console.log(settingsArray);
+    return settingsArray;
+  }
+
+
   function saveSettings() {    
     $.ajax({
       method: "POST",
       url: "../php/server/util.php",
-      data: { function: 'savesettings' },
+      data: { function: 'savesettings', settings: collectSettings() },
       success: function(data, textStatus) {
-          $("#result").html(data);    
+          // $("#result").html(data);    
+          console.log(data);
+          showModalDefault ('Result', data + "<br/><b>Restart the container for the chanegs to take effect.</b>");
       }
     })
   }