diff --git a/connections/gvretserial.cpp b/connections/gvretserial.cpp
index 98ecf54..83a53ec 100644
--- a/connections/gvretserial.cpp
+++ b/connections/gvretserial.cpp
@@ -303,17 +303,17 @@ void GVRetSerial::connectDevice()
 
         /* configure */
         serial->setDataBits(serial->Data8);
-        //serial->setFlowControl(serial->HardwareControl); //this is important though
-        serial->setFlowControl(serial->NoFlowControl);
+        serial->setFlowControl(serial->HardwareControl); //this is important though
+        //serial->setFlowControl(serial->NoFlowControl);
         serial->setBaudRate(1000000);
         if (!serial->open(QIODevice::ReadWrite))
         {
             qDebug() << serial->errorString();
         }
-        serial->setDataTerminalReady(false); //you do need to set these or the fan gets dirty
-        serial->setRequestToSend(false);
-        //serial->setDataTerminalReady(true); //you do need to set these or the fan gets dirty
-        //serial->setRequestToSend(true);
+        //serial->setDataTerminalReady(false); //you do need to set these or the fan gets dirty
+        //serial->setRequestToSend(false);
+        serial->setDataTerminalReady(true); //you do need to set these or the fan gets dirty
+        serial->setRequestToSend(true);
 
         debugOutput("Opened Serial Port");
         /* connect reading event */
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index be5883c..40df9e7 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->statusBar->addWidget(&lbStatusConnected);
     ui->statusBar->addWidget(&lbStatusFilename);
     //ui->statusBar->addWidget(&lbStatusDatabase);
+    ui->lblRemoteConn->setVisible(false);
+    ui->lineRemoteKey->setVisible(false);
 
     ui->lbFPS->setText("0");
     ui->lbNumFrames->setText("0");
@@ -168,6 +170,11 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     connectionWindow = new ConnectionWindow();
     connect(this, SIGNAL(suspendCapturing(bool)), connectionWindow, SLOT(setSuspendAll(bool)));
 
+    ui->actionFirmware_Update->setVisible(false);
+    ui->actionMotorControlConfig->setVisible(false);
+    ui->actionSignal_Viewer->setVisible(false);
+    ui->actionSingle_Multi_State_2->setVisible(false);
+
     installEventFilter(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/mainsettingsdialog.ui b/ui/mainsettingsdialog.ui
index 05c7db9..1b790dd 100644
--- a/ui/mainsettingsdialog.ui
+++ b/ui/mainsettingsdialog.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>965</width>
-    <height>585</height>
+    <height>591</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_8">
+       <property name="enabled">
+        <bool>false</bool>
+       </property>
        <property name="title">
         <string>Remote Connection:</string>
        </property>
diff --git a/ui/mainwindow.ui b/ui/mainwindow.ui
index 630c24b..26aa8df 100644
--- a/ui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/ui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    <string>SavvyCAN</string>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralWidget">
-   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+   <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout" stretch="1,0">
     <item>
      <widget class="QTableView" name="canFramesView">
       <property name="font">
@@ -49,6 +49,47 @@
     </item>
     <item>
      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="lblRemoteConn">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Remote Connection Active:</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineRemoteKey">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maximumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>1000</width>
+          <height>50</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="baseSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>150</width>
+          <height>50</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+        <property name="maxLength">
+         <number>8</number>
+        </property>
+        <property name="alignment">
+         <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+        </property>
+        <property name="readOnly">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblContMsg">
         <property name="font">
@@ -159,6 +200,9 @@
       </item>
       <item>
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cbOverwrite">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>false</bool>
+        </property>
         <property name="text">
          <string>Overwrite Mode</string>
         </property>