diff --git a/post-install.sh b/post-install.sh
index 18945a9..1ca6b1c 100644
--- a/post-install.sh
+++ b/post-install.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ $IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/init.d/wifibox start
 $IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/init.d/dhcpcheck enable
 
 if [ -z "$IPKG_INSTROOT" ]; then
+	# No installation root, we are being installed on a live box so run uci commands directly.
+
 	echo "Enabling and configuring wifi device..."
 	uci set wireless.@wifi-device[0].disabled=0
 	uci delete wireless.radio0.channel
@@ -91,9 +93,15 @@ if [ -z "$IPKG_INSTROOT" ]; then
 	echo "Adding network interface 'wlan'..."
 	uci set network.wlan=interface
 	uci commit network; /etc/init.d/network reload
+	
+	echo "Setting default wifibox log level..."
+	uci set wifibox.general.system_log_level='info'
+	uci -q delete wifibox.system.loglevel  # remove key used in older versions (<=0.10.8a) if it exists
+	uci commit wifibox
 
 else
-	# Create a script to setup the system as wifibox, it will be deleted after it has been run, except if it returns > 0
+	# Create a script to setup the system as wifibox, it will be deleted after it has been run, except if it returns > 0.
+
 	cat <<-EOM >> $IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/uci-defaults/setup-wifibox.sh
 	uci set system.@system[0].hostname=wifibox
 	uci set system.@system[0].log_size=64
@@ -109,6 +117,9 @@ else
 	uci set network.wlan=interface
 
 	uci set dhcp.lan.dhcp_option='3 6'
+
+	uci set wifibox.general.system_log_level='info'
+	uci -q delete wifibox.system.loglevel  # remove key used in older versions (<=0.10.8a) if it exists
 EOM
 
 	echo "WARNING: WiFiBox network configuration can only be fully prepared when installing on real device"
diff --git a/src/conf_defaults.lua b/src/conf_defaults.lua
index 6369cee..09dbb5c 100644
--- a/src/conf_defaults.lua
+++ b/src/conf_defaults.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,22 @@ M.API_INCLUDE_ENDPOINT_INFO = false
 --- This base path is used in @{rest.response}. It includes any base path if necessary (e.g. 'localhost/~user').
 M.API_BASE_URL_PATH = 'doodle3d.com'
 
+M.system_log_level = {
+	default = 'info',
+	type = 'string',
+	description = 'Log level for firmware and print server',
+	isValid = function(value)
+		-- Note: level names mimic those in print3d
+		levelNames = { 'quiet', 'error', 'warning', 'info', 'verbose', 'bulk' }
+		for i,v in ipairs(levelNames) do
+			if value == v then
+				return true
+			end
+		end
+		return false, 'not one of '..table.concat(levelNames, ',')
+	end
+}
+
 M.network_ap_ssid = {
 	default = 'Doodle3D-%%MAC_ADDR_TAIL%%',
 	type = 'string',
diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index 12260cd..538687e 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -128,8 +128,13 @@ local function setupLogger()
 	local logLevel = log.LEVEL.debug -- use debug logging as hard-coded default level
 
 	local logTargetSetting = settings.getSystemKey('logfile')
-	local logLevelSetting = settings.getSystemKey('loglevel')
+	local logLevelSetting = settings.get('system.log.level')
 	local logTargetError, logLevelError = nil, nil
+	
+	-- TEMP: for now, translate print3d log level to firmware level, these will be unfiied in the future
+	-- we get (print3d): quiet,error,warning,info,verbose,bulk -- and we need (firmware): debug,info,warn,error,fatal
+	logLevelMapping = { quiet='fatal', error='error', warning='warn', info='info', verbose='info', bulk='debug' }
+	logLevelSetting = logLevelMapping[logLevelSetting]
 
 	if type(logTargetSetting) == 'string' then
 		local specialTarget = logTargetSetting:match('^<(.*)>$')
diff --git a/src/script/wifibox.uci.config b/src/script/wifibox.uci.config
index c1c4bab..0194e07 100644
--- a/src/script/wifibox.uci.config
+++ b/src/script/wifibox.uci.config
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config settings 'system'
-        option logfile '/tmp/wifibox.log'
-        option loglevel 'debug'
+	option logfile '/tmp/wifibox.log'
 
 config settings 'general'
 	option printer_type 'ultimaker'
diff --git a/src/util/settings.lua b/src/util/settings.lua
index 52c52d5..a01693e 100644
--- a/src/util/settings.lua
+++ b/src/util/settings.lua
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ end
 
 --- Reports whether a value is valid given the constraints specified in a base table.
 -- @p value The value to test.
--- @tab baseTable The base table to use constraint data from (min,max,regex).
+-- @tab baseTable The base table to use constraint data from (min,max,regex,isValid).
 -- @treturn bool Returns true if the value is valid, false if it is not.
 local function isValid(value, baseTable)
 	local varType, min, max, regex, isValid = baseTable.type, baseTable.min, baseTable.max, baseTable.regex, baseTable.isValid