diff --git a/scan_faces.py b/scan_faces.py
index ab9ff7b..76f54e7 100755
--- a/scan_faces.py
+++ b/scan_faces.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import os
 from si_prefix import si_format
 import Adafruit_CharLCD as LCD
 import urllib2
+import socket
+
 
 # Set FPS (though RPi is probably to slow to meet it ;-)
 FPS = 1.0
@@ -31,8 +33,12 @@ lcd_rows    = 2
 lcd = LCD.Adafruit_CharLCD(lcd_rs, lcd_en, lcd_d4, lcd_d5, lcd_d6, lcd_d7,
                            lcd_columns, lcd_rows, lcd_backlight)
 
+
+# ip if config is needed over ssh. Username pi, Password: artwork1
+ip = (([ip for ip in socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())[2] if not ip.startswith("127.")] or [[(s.connect(("8.8.8.8", 53)), s.getsockname()[0], s.close()) for s in [socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)]][0][1]]) + ["no IP found"])[0]
 lcd.clear()
-lcd.message("Init scanner.")
+lcd.message("Init scanner.\n{}".format(ip) )
+time.sleep(6) # give some time to read the ip.
 
 # Init camera
 camera = picamera.PiCamera()