diff --git a/settings.yaml b/settings.yaml
index ccf1db0..0fb61ba 100644
--- a/settings.yaml
+++ b/settings.yaml
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@
         name: boot_policy
         type: s
         default: "ONETIME"
-
+    networkconfig:
+        name: network_config
+        type: s
+        default: "ipaddress=,prefix=,gateway=,mac=,addr_type="
diff --git a/settings_file.py b/settings_file.py
index 6b46a65..f36be98 100644
--- a/settings_file.py
+++ b/settings_file.py
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
           'bootpolicy': {'default': 'ONETIME',
                          'name': 'boot_policy',
                          'type': 's'},
+          'networkconfig': {'default':
+              'ipaddress=,prefix=,gateway=,mac=,addr_type=',
+                            'name': 'network_config',
+                            'type': 's'},
           'powercap': {'default': 0,
                        'max': 1000,
                        'min': 0,