diff --git a/include/openbsc/abis_nm.h b/include/openbsc/abis_nm.h
index 1ed4cce..f1b0075 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/abis_nm.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/abis_nm.h
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 	NM_ATT_IPACC_RSL_BSC_IP		= 0x80,
 	NM_ATT_IPACC_RSL_BSC_PORT	= 0x81,
 	NM_ATT_IPACC_LOCATION		= 0x8e,		/* string describing location */
-	NM_ATT_IPACC_UNIT_ID		= 0x91,
+	NM_ATT_IPACC_UNIT_ID		= 0x91,		/* Site/BTS/TRX */
 	NM_ATT_IPACC_UNIT_NAME		= 0x93,		/* default: nbts-<mac-as-string> */
 	NM_ATT_IPACC_PRIM_OML_IP	= 0x95,
 	NM_ATT_IPACC_SEC_OML_IP		= 0x96,
diff --git a/include/openbsc/e1_input.h b/include/openbsc/e1_input.h
index db565bf..8b9521d 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/e1_input.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/e1_input.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define _E1_INPUT_H
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
 
 #include <openbsc/linuxlist.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@
 /* e1_config.c */
 int e1_config(struct gsm_bts *bts, int cardnr, int release_l2);
 int ia_config(struct gsm_bts *bts);
+int ia_config_connect(struct gsm_bts *bts, struct sockaddr_in *sin);
 int ipaccess_setup(struct e1inp_line *line);
 
 struct llist_head e1inp_driver_list;
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b9b3892..643bf67 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall
 
-sbin_PROGRAMS = bsc_hack bs11_config ipaccess-find
+sbin_PROGRAMS = bsc_hack bs11_config ipaccess-find ipaccess-config
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libbsc.a libvty.a
 noinst_HEADERS = vty/cardshell.h
 
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@
 bs11_config_SOURCES = bs11_config.c abis_nm.c gsm_data.c msgb.c debug.c select.c timer.c rs232.c tlv_parser.c
 
 ipaccess_find_SOURCES = ipaccess-find.c select.c timer.c
+
+ipaccess_config_SOURCES = ipaccess-config.c
+ipaccess_config_LDADD = libbsc.a libvty.a -ldl -ldbi -lcrypt
diff --git a/src/e1_config.c b/src/e1_config.c
index 4110d48..02fdb5d 100644
--- a/src/e1_config.c
+++ b/src/e1_config.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 #include <openbsc/e1_input.h>
 #include <openbsc/trau_mux.h>
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@
 }
 
 /* do some compiled-in configuration for our BTS/E1 setup */
-int ia_config(struct gsm_bts *bts)
+static struct e1inp_line *__ia_config(struct gsm_bts *bts)
 {
 	struct e1inp_line *line;
 	struct e1inp_ts *sign_ts, *rsl_ts;
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@
 
 	line = malloc(sizeof(*line));
 	if (!line)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
 	memset(line, 0, sizeof(*line));
 
 	/* create E1 timeslots for signalling and TRAU frames */
@@ -97,5 +99,33 @@
 	bts->oml_link = oml_link;
 	bts->c0->rsl_link = rsl_link;
 
+	return line;
+}
+
+/* configure pseudo E1 line in ip.access style and create listening socket */
+int ia_config(struct gsm_bts *bts)
+{
+	struct e1inp_line *line;
+
+	line = __ia_config(bts);
+	if (!line)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	return ipaccess_setup(line);
 }
+
+/* configure pseudo E1 line in ip.access style and connect to BTS */
+int ia_config_connect(struct gsm_bts *bts, struct sockaddr_in *sin)
+{
+	struct e1inp_line *line;
+
+	line = __ia_config(bts);
+	if (!line)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* default port at BTS for incoming connections is 3006 */
+	if (sin->sin_port == 0)
+		sin->sin_port = htons(3006);
+
+	return ipaccess_connect(line, sin);
+}
diff --git a/src/input/ipaccess.c b/src/input/ipaccess.c
index d5291ab..b4d53bd 100644
--- a/src/input/ipaccess.c
+++ b/src/input/ipaccess.c
@@ -378,6 +378,39 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Actively connect to a BTS.  Currently used by ipaccess-config.c */
+int ipaccess_connect(struct e1inp_line *line, struct sockaddr_in *sa)
+{
+	struct e1inp_ts *e1i_ts = &line->ts[0];
+	struct bsc_fd *bfd = &e1i_ts->driver.ipaccess.fd;
+	int ret, on = 1;
+
+	bfd->fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
+	bfd->cb = ipaccess_fd_cb;
+	bfd->when = BSC_FD_READ | BSC_FD_WRITE;
+	bfd->data = line;
+	bfd->priv_nr = 1;
+
+	setsockopt(bfd->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &on, sizeof(on));
+
+	ret = connect(bfd->fd, (struct sockaddr *) sa, sizeof(*sa));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "could not connect socket\n");
+		close(bfd->fd);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = bsc_register_fd(bfd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		close(bfd->fd);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	
+	line->driver = &ipaccess_driver;
+
+	return e1inp_line_register(line);
+}
+
 int ipaccess_setup(struct e1inp_line *line)
 {
 	struct ia_e1_handle *e1h;
diff --git a/src/ipaccess-config.c b/src/ipaccess-config.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b836acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ipaccess-config.c
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+/* ip.access nanoBTS configuration tool */
+
+/* (C) 2009 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+
+#include <openbsc/select.h>
+#include <openbsc/timer.h>
+#include <openbsc/ipaccess.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+#include <openbsc/e1_input.h>
+#include <openbsc/abis_nm.h>
+
+static struct gsm_network *gsmnet;
+
+static int restart;
+static char *prim_oml_ip;
+static char *unit_id;
+
+/*
+static u_int8_t prim_oml_attr[] = { 0x95, 0x00, 7, 0x88, 192, 168, 100, 11, 0x00, 0x00 };
+static u_int8_t unit_id_attr[] = { 0x91, 0x00, 9, '2', '3', '4', '2', '/' , '0', '/', '0', 0x00 };
+*/
+
+static void bootstrap_om(struct gsm_bts *bts)
+{
+	int len;
+	static u_int8_t buf[1024];
+
+	printf("OML link established\n");
+
+	if (unit_id) {
+		len = strlen(unit_id);
+		if (len > sizeof(buf)-10)
+			return;
+		buf[0] = NM_ATT_IPACC_UNIT_ID;
+		buf[1] = (len+1) >> 8;
+		buf[2] = (len+1) & 0xff;
+		memcpy(buf+3, unit_id, len);
+		buf[3+len] = 0;
+		printf("setting Unit ID to '%s'\n", unit_id);
+		abis_nm_ipaccess_set_nvattr(bts, buf, 3+len+1);
+	}
+	if (prim_oml_ip) {
+		struct in_addr ia;
+		u_int8_t *cur = buf;
+
+		if (!inet_aton(prim_oml_ip, &ia)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "invalid IP address: %s\n",
+				prim_oml_ip);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* 0x88 + IP + port */
+		len = 1 + sizeof(ia) + 2;
+
+		*cur++ = NM_ATT_IPACC_PRIM_OML_IP;
+		*cur++ = (len) >> 8;
+		*cur++ = (len) & 0xff;
+		*cur++ = 0x88;
+		memcpy(cur, &ia, sizeof(ia));
+		cur += sizeof(ia);
+		*cur++ = 0;
+		*cur++ = 0;
+		printf("setting primary OML link IP to '%s'\n", unit_id);
+		abis_nm_ipaccess_set_nvattr(bts, buf, 3+len);
+	}
+
+	if (restart) {
+		printf("restarting BTS\n");
+		abis_nm_ipaccess_restart(bts);
+	}
+}
+
+void input_event(int event, enum e1inp_sign_type type, struct gsm_bts_trx *trx)
+{
+	switch (event) {
+	case EVT_E1_TEI_UP:
+		switch (type) {
+		case E1INP_SIGN_OML:
+			bootstrap_om(trx->bts);
+			break;
+		case E1INP_SIGN_RSL:
+			/* FIXME */
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+	case EVT_E1_TEI_DN:
+		fprintf(stderr, "Lost some E1 TEI link\n");
+		/* FIXME: deal with TEI or L1 link loss */
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+int nm_state_event(enum nm_evt evt, u_int8_t obj_class, void *obj,
+		   struct gsm_nm_state *old_state, struct gsm_nm_state *new_state)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct gsm_bts *bts;
+	struct sockaddr_in sin;
+	int rc, option_index = 0;
+
+	printf("ipaccess-config (C) 2009 by Harald Welte\n");
+	printf("This is FREE SOFTWARE with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY\n\n");
+
+	while (1) {
+		int c;
+		static struct option long_options[] = {
+			{ "unit-id", 1, 0, 'u' },
+			{ "oml-ip", 1, 0, 'o' },
+			{ "restart", 0, 0, 'r' },
+		};
+
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "u:o:r", long_options,
+				&option_index);
+
+		if (c == -1)
+			break;
+
+		switch (c) {
+		case 'u':
+			unit_id = optarg;
+			break;
+		case 'o':
+			prim_oml_ip = optarg;
+			break;
+		case 'r':
+			restart = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	};
+
+	if (optind >= argc) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "you have to specify the IP address of the BTS\n");
+		exit(2);
+	}
+
+	gsmnet = gsm_network_init( 1, GSM_BTS_TYPE_NANOBTS_900, 1, 1);
+	if (!gsmnet)
+		exit(1);
+
+	bts = &gsmnet->bts[0];
+	
+	printf("Trying to connect to ip.access BTS ...\n");
+
+	memset(&sin, 0, sizeof(sin));
+	sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	inet_aton(argv[optind], &sin.sin_addr);
+	rc = ia_config_connect(bts, &sin);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		perror("Error connecting to the BTS");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	
+	while (1) {
+		rc = bsc_select_main();
+		if (rc < 0)
+			exit(3);
+	}
+
+	exit(0);
+}
+