diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 1a3298b..af99520 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "notificationwidget.h"
+#include "settings.h"
 #include "ui_mainwindow.h"
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QFileDialog>
@@ -11,26 +12,33 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QPushButton>
+#include <QAction>
 #include <QProgressBar>
 #include <QProcess>
+#include <QSettings>
 #include <QtNetwork/QNetworkAccessManager>
+#include <settingkeys.h>
 
-#define FILENAME_COL 0
-#define TRACKING_ID_COL 1
-#define PG_BAR_COL 2
-#define OPEN_DIR_COL 3
+#define FILENAME_COL          0
+#define TRACKING_ID_COL       1
+#define PG_BAR_COL            2
+#define OPEN_DIR_COL          3
 #define TRANSCRIPT_STATUS_COL 4
+#define NUM_OF_COLS           5
+
+#define STATUS_REQUEST_URL      "http://localhost:5000/dumpstate"
+#define SUBMIT_URL              "http://localhost:5000/submit-async"
+#define REQUEST_TRANSCRIPT_URL  "http://localhost:5000/transcript"
+#define TRANSCRIPT_TARGET_DIR   "."
 
-#define STATUS_REQUEST_URL "http://localhost:5000/dumpstate"
-#define SUBMIT_URL "http://localhost:5000/submit-async"
-#define REQUEST_TRANSCRIPT_URL "http://localhost:5000/transcript"
-#define TRANSCRIPT_TARGET_DIR "."
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent):QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWindow){
 
     /* setup ui */
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
+    /* ensure all initial settings are set */
+    handleInitialSettings();
 
     setAuthHeader("user", "pass");
     networkManager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
@@ -47,7 +55,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent):QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWind
     tw->horizontalHeader()->setVisible(false);
     tw->setRowCount(0);
     /* FILE | trackingId | STATUS | open dir | download completed? true/false | */
-    tw->setColumnCount(5);
+    tw->setColumnCount(NUM_OF_COLS);
     tw->horizontalHeader()->setSectionResizeMode(QHeaderView::Stretch);
     tw->setColumnHidden(TRANSCRIPT_STATUS_COL, true);
 
@@ -63,14 +71,54 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent):QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWind
     QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
     connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(queryStatusAll()));
     timer->start(1000);
+
+    /* add handler for menu configuration */
+    ui->menuKonfiguration->addAction("Standards", this, SLOT(openConfigurationWindow()) );
+
+}
+
+void MainWindow::openConfigurationWindow(){
+    Settings *settingsWindow = new Settings();
+    settingsWindow->show();
+}
+
+void MainWindow::handleInitialSettings(){
+    QSettings mySettings;
+    if(!mySettings.contains(SETTING_HOST)){
+        mySettings.setValue(SETTING_HOST, "localhost");
+    }
+    if(!mySettings.contains(SETTING_PORT)){
+        mySettings.setValue(SETTING_PORT, "5000");
+    }
+    if(!mySettings.contains(SETTING_PROTO)){
+        mySettings.setValue(SETTING_PROTO, "https://");
+    }
+    if(!mySettings.contains(SETTING_LOC_STATE)){
+        mySettings.setValue(SETTING_LOC_STATE, "/dumpstate");
+    }
+    if(!mySettings.contains(SETTING_LOC_SUBMIT)){
+        mySettings.setValue(SETTING_LOC_SUBMIT, "/submit-async");
+    }
+    if(!mySettings.contains(SETTING_LOC_TRANSCRIPT)){
+        mySettings.setValue(SETTING_LOC_TRANSCRIPT, "/transcript");
+    }
+    if(!mySettings.contains(SETTING_SAVE_DIR)){
+        mySettings.setValue(SETTING_SAVE_DIR, ".");
+    }
+    if(!mySettings.contains(SETTING_USER)){
+        mySettings.setValue(SETTING_USER, "");
+    }
+    if(!mySettings.contains(SETTING_PASS)){
+        mySettings.setValue(SETTING_PASS, "");
+    }
 }
 
 void MainWindow::importFile(){
     QString filename =  QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
-          this,
-          "Open Document",
-          QDir::currentPath(),
-          "All files (*.*) ;; Document files (*.doc *.rtf);; PNG files (*.png)");
+                this,
+                "Open Document",
+                QDir::currentPath(),
+                "All files (*.*) ;; Document files (*.doc *.rtf);; PNG files (*.png)");
 
     if(filename.isNull()){
         return;
@@ -80,9 +128,9 @@ void MainWindow::importFile(){
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showNotification(QString str){
-    #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     return;
-    #endif
+#endif
     auto popUp = new NotificationWidget(this);
     popUp->setPopupText(str);
     popUp->setGeometry(0, 0, popUp->width(), popUp->height());
@@ -127,7 +175,7 @@ void MainWindow::submitFile(QString filename){
 
     /* make request */
     connect(networkManager, SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply*)), this,
-                    SLOT(requestFinished(QNetworkReply*)), Qt::UniqueConnection);
+            SLOT(requestFinished(QNetworkReply*)), Qt::UniqueConnection);
     networkManager->post(request, QJsonDocument(json).toJson());
 
     qDebug("Request submitted");
@@ -145,15 +193,15 @@ void MainWindow::openContainingDir(){
     qDebug("Called");
     auto filePath = TRANSCRIPT_TARGET_DIR;
     QStringList args;
-    #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     args << QDir::toNativeSeparators(filePath);
     QProcess::startDetached("/usr/bin/thunar", args);
-    #endif
-    #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#endif
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     QStringList args;
     args << "/select," << QDir::toNativeSeparators(filePath);
     QProcess::startDetached("explorer", args);
-    #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 void MainWindow::updateList(QNetworkReply* reply){
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 2820f97..83f31e6 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ private slots:
     void requestFinished(QNetworkReply*);
     void queryStatusAll();
     void openContainingDir();
+    void openConfigurationWindow();
 private:
     Ui::MainWindow *ui;
     QTableWidget *tw;
     QPushButton *button;
+    QAction *standardsMenu;
     QByteArray authHeaderData;
     QNetworkAccessManager *networkManager;
     void submitFile(QString filename);
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ private:
     void showNotification(QString str);
     void queryTransscript(QString trackingId);
     void saveTranscript(QNetworkReply *reply);
+    void handleInitialSettings();
 };
 
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index cc90630..3fe6b9a 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
     <property name="title">
      <string>&amp;Konfiguration</string>
     </property>
-    <addaction name="actionServer"/>
-    <addaction name="actionStandards"/>
    </widget>
    <addaction name="menuKonfiguration"/>
   </widget>
@@ -55,12 +53,12 @@
   </widget>
   <action name="actionServer">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Server</string>
+    <string>&amp;Server</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionStandards">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Standards</string>
+    <string>Sta&amp;ndards</string>
    </property>
   </action>
  </widget>
diff --git a/settingkeys.h b/settingkeys.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cedb2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settingkeys.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef SETTINGKEYS_H
+#define SETTINGKEYS_H
+
+#define SETTING_HOST            "host"
+#define SETTING_PORT            "port"
+#define SETTING_PROTO           "proto"
+#define SETTING_LOC_STATE       "loc-state"
+#define SETTING_LOC_SUBMIT      "loc-submit"
+#define SETTING_LOC_TRANSCRIPT  "loc-transcript"
+#define SETTING_SAVE_DIR        "save-dir"
+#define SETTING_USER            "user"
+#define SETTING_PASS            "pass"
+
+#endif // SETTINGKEYS_H
diff --git a/settings.cpp b/settings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4a4ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#include "settings.h"
+#include "ui_settings.h"
+
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QLineEdit>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <settingkeys.h>
+
+Settings::Settings(QWidget *parent) :
+    QMainWindow(parent),
+    ui(new Ui::settings)
+{
+    ui->setupUi(this);
+    configLineEditMap = new QHash<QString, QLineEdit*>();
+    QSettings mySettings;
+
+    /* config options */
+    QStringList *configOptions = new QStringList();
+    configOptions->append("Host");
+    configOptions->append("Port");
+    configOptions->append("Protokoll");
+    configOptions->append("Transcript Ordner");
+    configOptions->append("Username");
+    configOptions->append("Passwort");
+
+    /* config option keys */
+    QStringList *configOptionsKeys = new QStringList();
+    configOptionsKeys->append(SETTING_HOST);
+    configOptionsKeys->append(SETTING_PORT);
+    configOptionsKeys->append(SETTING_PROTO);
+    configOptionsKeys->append(SETTING_SAVE_DIR);
+    configOptionsKeys->append(SETTING_USER);
+    configOptionsKeys->append(SETTING_PASS);
+
+    /* config options layout */
+    auto cw = this->findChild<QWidget*>("centralwidget");
+    QGridLayout *layout = static_cast<QGridLayout*>(cw->layout());
+
+    for(int i = 0; i < configOptions->length(); i++){
+
+        /* create widgets */
+        QLabel *label = new QLabel(this);
+        label->setText(configOptions->at(i));
+        QLineEdit *edit = new QLineEdit();
+        edit->setText(mySettings.value(configOptionsKeys->at(i)).toString());
+
+        /* add widgets to layout */
+        layout->addWidget(label, i, 0);
+        layout->addWidget(edit, i, 1);
+
+        /* set stretch factors */
+        layout->setColumnStretch(0, 1);
+        layout->setColumnStretch(1, 1);
+
+        /* remeber options for laters save */
+        configLineEditMap->insert(configOptionsKeys->at(i), edit);
+    }
+
+    /* buttons */
+    auto ok = new QPushButton("Ok");
+    auto cancle = new QPushButton("Cancle");
+
+    layout->addWidget(ok, configOptions->length(), 0);
+    layout->addWidget(cancle, configOptions->length(), 1);
+
+    connect(ok, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(okClose()));
+    connect(cancle, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(cancleClose()));
+}
+
+void Settings::cancleClose(){
+    if(false){
+        // TODO warning
+    }
+    this->close();
+}
+
+void Settings::okClose(){
+    QSettings mySettings;
+    for(auto key : configLineEditMap->keys()){
+        QString input = configLineEditMap->take(key)->text();
+        if(input.compare("") != 0){
+            mySettings.setValue(key, input);
+        }
+    }
+    this->close();
+}
+
+Settings::~Settings()
+{
+    delete ui;
+}
diff --git a/settings.h b/settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5da0f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifndef SETTINGS_H
+#define SETTINGS_H
+
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QLineEdit>
+
+namespace Ui {
+class settings;
+}
+
+class Settings : public QMainWindow
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit Settings(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    ~Settings();
+
+private slots:
+    void okClose();
+    void cancleClose();
+private:
+    Ui::settings *ui;
+    QHash<QString, QLineEdit*> *configLineEditMap;
+};
+
+#endif // SETTINGS_H
diff --git a/settings.ui b/settings.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d37edf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>settings</class>
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="settings">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>281</width>
+    <height>245</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>MainWindow</string>
+  </property>
+  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
+   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout"/>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/untitled.pro b/untitled.pro
index 9e65277..5b9cc8b 100644
--- a/untitled.pro
+++ b/untitled.pro
@@ -27,14 +27,18 @@ CONFIG += c++11
 SOURCES += \
         main.cpp \
         mainwindow.cpp \
-    notificationwidget.cpp
+    notificationwidget.cpp \
+    settings.cpp
 
 HEADERS += \
         mainwindow.h \
-    notificationwidget.h
+    notificationwidget.h \
+    settings.h \
+    settingkeys.h
 
 FORMS += \
-        mainwindow.ui
+        mainwindow.ui \
+    settings.ui
 
 # Default rules for deployment.
 qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
diff --git a/untitled.pro.user b/untitled.pro.user
index 1c73466..410714b 100644
--- a/untitled.pro.user
+++ b/untitled.pro.user
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE QtCreatorProject>
-<!-- Written by QtCreator 4.8.2, 2020-07-16T16:18:43. -->
+<!-- Written by QtCreator 4.8.2, 2020-08-12T17:50:54. -->
 <qtcreator>
  <data>
   <variable>EnvironmentId</variable>
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@
  </data>
  <data>
   <variable>ProjectExplorer.Project.PluginSettings</variable>
-  <valuemap type="QVariantMap"/>
+  <valuemap type="QVariantMap">
+   <valuelist type="QVariantList" key="ClangCodeModel.CustomCommandLineKey"/>
+   <value type="bool" key="ClangCodeModel.UseGlobalConfig">true</value>
+  </valuemap>
  </data>
  <data>
   <variable>ProjectExplorer.Project.Target.0</variable>
@@ -290,19 +293,20 @@
     </valuelist>
     <value type="int" key="PE.EnvironmentAspect.Base">2</value>
     <valuelist type="QVariantList" key="PE.EnvironmentAspect.Changes"/>
-    <value type="QString" key="ProjectExplorer.CustomExecutableRunConfiguration.Executable"></value>
-    <value type="QString" key="ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.DefaultDisplayName">Custom Executable</value>
+    <value type="QString" key="ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.DefaultDisplayName">untitled</value>
     <value type="QString" key="ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.DisplayName"></value>
-    <value type="QString" key="ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.Id">ProjectExplorer.CustomExecutableRunConfiguration</value>
+    <value type="QString" key="ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.Id">Qt4ProjectManager.Qt4RunConfiguration:/home/ik15ydit/qt-projects/untitled/untitled.pro</value>
+    <value type="QString" key="Qt4ProjectManager.Qt4RunConfiguration.ProFile">untitled.pro</value>
     <value type="QString" key="RunConfiguration.Arguments"></value>
     <value type="uint" key="RunConfiguration.QmlDebugServerPort">3768</value>
     <value type="bool" key="RunConfiguration.UseCppDebugger">false</value>
     <value type="bool" key="RunConfiguration.UseCppDebuggerAuto">true</value>
+    <value type="bool" key="RunConfiguration.UseLibrarySearchPath">true</value>
     <value type="bool" key="RunConfiguration.UseMultiProcess">false</value>
     <value type="bool" key="RunConfiguration.UseQmlDebugger">false</value>
     <value type="bool" key="RunConfiguration.UseQmlDebuggerAuto">true</value>
     <value type="QString" key="RunConfiguration.WorkingDirectory"></value>
-    <value type="QString" key="RunConfiguration.WorkingDirectory.default"></value>
+    <value type="QString" key="RunConfiguration.WorkingDirectory.default">/home/ik15ydit/qt-projects/build-untitled-Desktop-Debug</value>
    </valuemap>
    <value type="int" key="ProjectExplorer.Target.RunConfigurationCount">1</value>
   </valuemap>