# Gateway script to change settings of gateway **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [January 20, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-to-change-settings-of-gateway/3889 "2012-01-20T13:42:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![focus-eng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@focus-eng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/focus-eng)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-to-change-settings-of-gateway/3889/1 "2012-01-20T13:42:54Z")
Hello everyone, is it possible to write a gateway script to change settings of the gateway. For example change the ip address of a configured device. Regards Sascha ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-to-change-settings-of-gateway/3889/2 "2012-01-20T16:13:26Z")
No, there are no scripting functions right now to modify settings on the gateway. We have thrown around the idea here to create a bundle of scripting functions to modify devices, SQLTags, database connections and more on the gateway. I don’t know when we will have these functions. ---
**Author:** ![focus-eng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@focus-eng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/focus-eng)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-to-change-settings-of-gateway/3889/3 "2012-01-20T21:03:47Z")
Hi Travis, i see that ignition uses the HSQL for the internal database, i was trying to connect to it with 3rd party software, but don’t know what the password for SA actually is. i know a sort of key is specified in the settings.properties file but it still wouldn’t let me log on. Thought i could have done it that way. Anyways, i was wondering, Since Ignition uses HSQL and has the java hsql jar file in its library could one not use this within a script to change the setting for instance of the Devices Hosname / ip address. I know one can import some of the java functions in a script and use them so one should be able to use the hsql java driver thats in the ignitions lib folder. I know it’s a long shot but really need a feature of being able to change the ip address of a configured device dynamically. Kind regards Sascha ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-to-change-settings-of-gateway/3889/4 "2012-01-20T21:16:40Z")
That is a good observation. However, only one application can connect to the local HSQL database at a time which is Ignition. It wouldn’t be hard using the Module SDK to make a module that includes scripting functions to modify the internal database. ---
**Author:** ![focus-eng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@focus-eng](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/focus-eng)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/gateway-script-to-change-settings-of-gateway/3889/5 "2012-01-20T21:22:34Z")
Hi Travis, Looks like i’ll have to get the module sdk up and running then to get this working. Bit of a long winded process to get this device thing sorted. I thought one could access all java items within ignition that are part of ignition. Maybe i got this idea wrong then. Any hints / advice on getting this module with a script function to be able to change the Hostname / IP of a given configured device? Kind Regards Sascha