diff --git a/src/network/signin.lua b/src/network/signin.lua
index 5672362..3434afc 100644
--- a/src/network/signin.lua
+++ b/src/network/signin.lua
@@ -3,37 +3,28 @@ local utils = require('util.utils')
 local uci = require('uci').cursor()
 local iwinfo = require('iwinfo')
 local settings = require('util.settings')
-local wlanconfig = require("network.wlanconfig")
+local wifi = require("network.wlanconfig")
 
 local M = {}
 
--- TODO: this function has been duplicated from rest/api/api_system.lua
-local function captureCommandOutput(cmd)
-	local f = assert(io.popen(cmd, 'r'))
-	local output = assert(f:read('*all'))
-	--TODO: test if this works to obtain the return code (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7607384/getting-return-status-and-program-output)
-	--local rv = assert(f:close())
-	--return output,rv[3]
-	return output
-end
-
 --- Signin to connect.doodle3d.com server
 -- 
 function M.signin()
-	local wifiboxid = "henk"
-	local localip = "10.0.0.99"
-	local baseurl = "http://192.168.5.220/connect.doodle3d.local/signin.php"
+	log:info("signin")
+	local baseurl = "http://connect.doodle3d.com/signin.php"
 	
-	local ifconfig = captureCommandOutput("ifconfig wlan0");
-	--log:info("ifconfig: "..ifconfig)
-	local localip = ifconfig:match('inet addr:([%d\.]+)')
-	--log:info("localip: "..utils.dump(localip))
+	local localip = wifi.getLocalIP();
+	log:info("localip: "..utils.dump(localip))
+	if localip == nil then
+		log:error("signin failed no local ip found")
+		return
+	end
 	
-	local wifiboxid = wlanconfig.getSubstitutedSsid(settings.get('network.cl.wifiboxid'))
-	--log:info("wifiboxid: "..utils.dump(wifiboxid))
+	local wifiboxid = wifi.getSubstitutedSsid(settings.get('network.cl.wifiboxid'))
+	log:info("wifiboxid: "..utils.dump(wifiboxid))
 	
 	local cmd = "wget -q -O - "..baseurl.."?wifiboxid="..wifiboxid.."\\&localip="..localip;
-	local output = captureCommandOutput(cmd);
+	local output = utils.captureCommandOutput(cmd);
 	log:info("signin: "..output)
 	
 	return 0
diff --git a/src/network/wlanconfig.lua b/src/network/wlanconfig.lua
index 8638b31..eab892a 100644
--- a/src/network/wlanconfig.lua
+++ b/src/network/wlanconfig.lua
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ function M.getMacAddress()
 	return out:upper()
 end
 
+--returns the wireless local ip address
+function M.getLocalIP()
+	local ifconfig, rv = utils.captureCommandOutput("ifconfig wlan0");
+	local localip = ifconfig:match('inet addr:([%d\.]+)')
+	return localip;
+end
+
 function M.getDeviceName()
 	return deviceName
 end
diff --git a/src/rest/api/api_network.lua b/src/rest/api/api_network.lua
index 13caaa2..3ad48ae 100644
--- a/src/rest/api/api_network.lua
+++ b/src/rest/api/api_network.lua
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ function M.status(request, response)
 	response:addData("signal", ds.signal)
 	response:addData("noise", ds.noise)
 	if withRaw then response:addData("_raw", utils.dump(ds)) end
+	
+	local localip = wifi.getLocalIP()
+	response:addData("localip", localip)
 end
 
 --requires ssid(string), accepts phrase(string), recreate(bool)
diff --git a/src/rest/api/api_system.lua b/src/rest/api/api_system.lua
index 27304d3..6a9d8de 100644
--- a/src/rest/api/api_system.lua
+++ b/src/rest/api/api_system.lua
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
+local utils = require('util.utils')
+
 local M = {
 	isApi = true
 }
 
-
--- TODO: this function has been duplicated from test/test_wlanconfig.lua
-local function captureCommandOutput(cmd)
-	local f = assert(io.popen(cmd, 'r'))
-	local output = assert(f:read('*all'))
-	--TODO: test if this works to obtain the return code (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7607384/getting-return-status-and-program-output)
-	--local rv = assert(f:close())
-	--return output,rv[3]
-	return output
-end
-
 function M._global(request, response)
 	response:setSuccess()
 end
@@ -24,13 +15,13 @@ function M.fwversions(request, response)
 	
 	response:setSuccess()
 	
-	output = captureCommandOutput(opkg .. ' list-installed wifibox')
+	output = utils.captureCommandOutput(opkg .. ' list-installed wifibox')
 	local version = output:match('^wifibox %- (.*)\n$')
 	response:addData('current', version)
 	
 	rv = os.execute(opkg .. ' update >/dev/null')
 	if rv == 0 then
-		output = captureCommandOutput(opkg .. ' list wifibox')
+		output = utils.captureCommandOutput(opkg .. ' list wifibox')
 		local versions = {}
 		for v in output:gmatch('wifibox %- (%d+\.%d+\.%d+%-%d+) %- ') do
 			versions[#versions+1] = v
diff --git a/src/script/signin.sh b/src/script/signin.sh
index c6badf6..7552f06 100755
--- a/src/script/signin.sh
+++ b/src/script/signin.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+sleep 5s
 while true; do 
 	/usr/share/lua/wifibox/script/d3dapi signin > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
 	
diff --git a/src/util/utils.lua b/src/util/utils.lua
index 32dd1ef..674794a 100644
--- a/src/util/utils.lua
+++ b/src/util/utils.lua
@@ -103,4 +103,12 @@ function M.readFile(filePath)
 	return res
 end
 
+-- TODO: this function has been duplicated from rest/api/api_system.lua
+function M.captureCommandOutput(cmd)
+	local f = assert(io.popen(cmd, 'r'))
+	local output = assert(f:read('*all'))
+	f:close()
+	return output;
+end
+
 return M