diff --git a/pyad2usb/ad2usb.py b/pyad2usb/ad2usb.py
index 494de9e..6e2eb54 100644
--- a/pyad2usb/ad2usb.py
+++ b/pyad2usb/ad2usb.py
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class AD2USB(object):
     on_alarm = event.Event('Called when the alarm is triggered.')
     on_bypass = event.Event('Called when a zone is bypassed.')
     on_boot = event.Event('Called when the device finishes bootings.')
+    on_config_received = event.Event('Called when the device receives its configuration.')
 
     # Mid-level Events
     on_message = event.Event('Called when a message has been received from the device.')
@@ -165,6 +166,12 @@ class AD2USB(object):
     on_read = event.Event('Called when a line has been read from the device.')
     on_write = event.Event('Called when data has been written to the device.')
 
+    # Constants
+    F1 = str(1) + str(1) + str(1)
+    F2 = str(2) + str(2) + str(2)
+    F3 = str(3) + str(3) + str(3)
+    F4 = str(4) + str(4) + str(4)
+
     def __init__(self, device):
         """
         Constructor
@@ -174,6 +181,8 @@ class AD2USB(object):
         self._alarm_status = None
         self._bypass_status = None
 
+        self._settings = {}
+
         self._address_mask = 0xFF80     # TEMP
 
     def open(self, baudrate=None, interface=None, index=None, no_reader_thread=False):
@@ -190,6 +199,18 @@ class AD2USB(object):
         self._device.close()
         self._device = None
 
+    def get_config(self):
+        """
+        Retrieves the configuration from the device.
+        """
+        self._device.write("C\r")
+
+    def set_config(self, settings):
+        """
+
+        """
+        pass
+
     def reboot(self):
         """
         Reboots the device.
@@ -235,9 +256,20 @@ class AD2USB(object):
                 msg = LRRMessage(data)
             elif data.startswith('!Ready'):
                 self.on_boot()
+            elif data.startswith('!CONFIG'):
+                self._handle_config(data)
 
         return msg
 
+    def _handle_config(self, data):
+        _, config_string = data.split('>')
+        for setting in config_string.split('&'):
+            k, v = setting.split('=')
+
+            self._settings[k] = v
+
+        self.on_config_received(self._settings)
+
     def _update_internal_states(self, message):
         if message.ac_power != self._power_status:
             self._power_status, old_status = message.ac_power, self._power_status
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 66fcbde..29725d7 100755
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ def handle_firmware(stage):
 def handle_boot(sender, args):
     print 'boot', args
 
+def handle_config(sender, args):
+    print 'config', args
+
 def upload_usb():
     dev = pyad2usb.ad2usb.devices.USBDevice()
 
@@ -215,9 +218,12 @@ def test_socket():
     a2u.on_alarm += handle_alarm_bell
     a2u.on_bypass += handle_bypass
     a2u.on_boot += handle_boot
+    a2u.on_config_received += handle_config
 
     a2u.open()
-    a2u.reboot()
+    #a2u.reboot()
+    time.sleep(2)
+    a2u.get_config()
 
     print dev._id