diff --git a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/ControlPropertiesConfig.cs b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/ControlPropertiesConfig.cs
index c4e6a07..9508013 100644
--- a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/ControlPropertiesConfig.cs	
+++ b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/ControlPropertiesConfig.cs	
@@ -4,49 +4,201 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Schema;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// 
+    /// Defines the means of communicating with and controlling a device
     /// </summary>
-    public class ControlPropertiesConfig
+    public class ControlPropertiesConfig :PropertiesConfigBase
     {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The control method for the device
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("method", Required = Required.Always)]
         public eControlMethod Method { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The key of the device where the control port can be found
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("controlPortDevKey")]
         public string ControlPortDevKey { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonProperty(NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)] // In case "null" is present in config on this value
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Number of the control port on the parent device specified by ControlPortDevKey
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("controlPortNumber", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)] // In case "null" is present in config on this value
         public uint ControlPortNumber { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonProperty(NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)] // In case "null" is present in config on this value
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Name of the control port on the parent device specified by ControlPortDevKey
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("controlPortName", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)] // In case "null" is present in config on this value
         public string ControlPortName { get; set; }
 
+
         public TcpSshPropertiesConfig TcpSshProperties { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Name of the IR file
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("irFile")]
         public string IrFile { get; set; }
 
-        //public ComPortConfig ComParams { get; set; }
-
-        //[JsonConverter(typeof(ComSpecJsonConverter))]
-        //public ComPort.ComPortSpec ComParams { get; set; }
-
+        /// <summary>
+        /// IpId of the device
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("ipid")]
         public string IpId { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// uint representation of the IpId property
+        /// </summary>
         [JsonIgnore]
         public uint IpIdInt { get { return Convert.ToUInt32(IpId, 16); } }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Character that delimits the end of a line in multiline repsonses
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("endofLineChar")]
         public char EndOfLineChar { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
+        /// String that delimits the end of a line in multiline responses.
         /// Defaults to Environment.NewLine;
         /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("endofLineString")]
         public string EndOfLineString { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Regex pattern that defines the prompt indicating a device is ready for communication
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("deviceReadyResponsePattern")]
         public string DeviceReadyResponsePattern { get; set; }
 
         public ControlPropertiesConfig()
         {
+            SchemaJson = @"
+{
+  'definitions': {},
+  '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#',
+  '$id': 'http://example.com/root.json',
+  'type': 'object',
+  'title': 'The Root Schema',
+  'properties': {
+    'tcpSshProperties': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/tcpSshProperties',
+      'type': 'object',
+      'title': 'The Tcpsshproperties Schema',
+      'default': null
+    },
+    'method': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/method',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Method Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        'ssh'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'controlPortDevKey': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/controlPortDevKey',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Controlportdevkey Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        'processor'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'controlPortNumber': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/controlPortNumber',
+      'type': 'integer',
+      'title': 'The Controlportnumber Schema',
+      'default': 0,
+      'examples': [
+        1
+      ]
+    },
+    'controlPortName': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/controlPortName',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Controlportname Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        'hdmi1'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'irFile': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/irFile',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Irfile Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        'Comcast Motorola DVR.ir'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'ipid': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/ipid',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Ipid Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        '13'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'endOfLineChar': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/endOfLineChar',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Endoflinechar Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        '\\x0d'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'endOfLineString': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/endOfLineString',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Endoflinestring Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        '\n'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'deviceReadyResponsePattern': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/deviceReadyResponsePattern',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Devicereadyresponsepattern Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        '.*>'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    }
+  },
+  'required': [
+    'method',
+    'controlPortDevKey',
+    'controlPortNumber',
+    'controlPortName',
+    'irFile',
+    'ipid',
+    'endOfLineChar',
+    'endOfLineString',
+    'deviceReadyResponsePattern'
+  ]
+}
+";
+
+
             EndOfLineString = CrestronEnvironment.NewLine;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/GenericTcpIpClient.cs b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/GenericTcpIpClient.cs
index c1384f9..2c3a581 100644
--- a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/GenericTcpIpClient.cs	
+++ b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/GenericTcpIpClient.cs	
@@ -425,56 +425,6 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core
 		}
 	}
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Configuration properties for TCP/SSH Connections
-    /// </summary>
-	public class TcpSshPropertiesConfig
-	{
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Address to connect to
-        /// </summary>
-		[JsonProperty(Required = Required.Always)]
-		public string Address { get; set; }
-		
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Port to connect to
-        /// </summary>
-		[JsonProperty(Required = Required.Always)]
-		public int Port { get; set; }
-		
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Username credential
-        /// </summary>
-		public string Username { get; set; }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Passord credential
-        /// </summary>
-		public string Password { get; set; }
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Defaults to 32768
-		/// </summary>
-		public int BufferSize { get; set; }
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Defaults to true
-		/// </summary>
-		public bool AutoReconnect { get; set; }
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Defaults to 5000ms
-		/// </summary>
-		public int AutoReconnectIntervalMs { get; set; }
-
-		public TcpSshPropertiesConfig()
-		{
-			BufferSize = 32768;
-			AutoReconnect = true;
-			AutoReconnectIntervalMs = 5000;
-            Username = "";
-            Password = "";
-		}
-
-	}
 
 }
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diff --git a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/TcpSshPropertiesConfig.cs b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/TcpSshPropertiesConfig.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65a60dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Comm/TcpSshPropertiesConfig.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configuration properties for TCP/SSH Connections
+    /// </summary>
+    [JsonProperty("tcpSshProperties")]
+    public class TcpSshPropertiesConfig : PropertiesConfigBase
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Address to connect to
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("address", Required = Required.Always)]
+        public string Address { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Port to connect to
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("port", Required = Required.Always)]
+        public int Port { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Username credential.  Defaults to ""
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Username { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Passord credential. Defaults to ""
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Password { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Buffer size. Defaults to 32768
+        /// </summary>
+        public int BufferSize { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates if automatic reconnection attemtps should be made.Defaults to true.
+        /// Uses AutoReconnectIntervalMs to determine frequency of attempts.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool AutoReconnect { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defaults to 5000ms.  Requires AutoReconnect to be true.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int AutoReconnectIntervalMs { get; set; }
+
+        public TcpSshPropertiesConfig()
+        {
+            SchemaJson = @"
+{
+  'definitions': {},
+  '$schema': 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#',
+  '$id': 'http://example.com/root.json',
+  'type': 'object',
+  'title': 'The Root Schema',
+  'properties': {
+    'username': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/username',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Username Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        'admin'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'port': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/port',
+      'type': 'integer',
+      'title': 'The Port Schema',
+      'default': 0,
+      'examples': [
+        22
+      ]
+    },
+    'address': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/address',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Address Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        '10.11.50.135'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'password': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/password',
+      'type': 'string',
+      'title': 'The Password Schema',
+      'default': '',
+      'examples': [
+        'password'
+      ],
+      'pattern': '^(.*)$'
+    },
+    'autoReconnect': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/autoReconnect',
+      'type': 'boolean',
+      'title': 'The Autoreconnect Schema',
+      'default': false,
+      'examples': [
+        true
+      ]
+    },
+    'autoReconnectIntervalMs': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/autoReconnectIntervalMs',
+      'type': 'integer',
+      'title': 'The Autoreconnectintervalms Schema',
+      'default': 0,
+      'examples': [
+        2000
+      ]
+    },
+    'bufferSize': {
+      '$id': '#/properties/bufferSize',
+      'type': 'integer',
+      'title': 'The Buffersize Schema',
+      'default': 0,
+      'examples': [
+        32768
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  'required': [
+    'port',
+    'address'
+  ]
+}
+";
+
+
+            BufferSize = 32768;
+            AutoReconnect = true;
+            AutoReconnectIntervalMs = 5000;
+            Username = "";
+            Password = "";
+        }
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Config/PropertiesConfigBase.cs b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Config/PropertiesConfigBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52330da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Config/PropertiesConfigBase.cs	
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Schema;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base class for all properties config classes to derive from
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class PropertiesConfigBase
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The schema json string for the class
+        /// </summary>
+        public string SchemaJson { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        public PropertiesConfigBase()
+        {
+            SchemaJson = null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Parses SchemaJson
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A JsonSchema</returns>
+        public JsonSchema ParseSchema()
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(SchemaJson))
+            {
+                JsonSchema schema = JsonSchema.Parse(SchemaJson);
+
+                return schema;
+            }
+            else
+                return null;
+
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Logging/Debug.cs b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Logging/Debug.cs
index 14c6b37..cf4d8df 100644
--- a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Logging/Debug.cs	
+++ b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/Logging/Debug.cs	
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core
             Level = context.Level;
             DoNotLoadOnNextBoot = context.DoNotLoadOnNextBoot;
 
-            CrestronConsole.PrintLine(string.Format("Program {0} will not load config after next boot.  Use console command go:{0} to load the config manually", InitialParametersClass.ApplicationNumber));
+            if(DoNotLoadOnNextBoot)
+                CrestronConsole.PrintLine(string.Format("Program {0} will not load config after next boot.  Use console command go:{0} to load the config manually", InitialParametersClass.ApplicationNumber));
 
             try
             {
diff --git a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/PepperDash_Core.csproj b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/PepperDash_Core.csproj
index 1d98c97..292619f 100644
--- a/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/PepperDash_Core.csproj	
+++ b/Pepperdash Core/Pepperdash Core/PepperDash_Core.csproj	
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Comm\GenericUdpServer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Comm\TcpClientConfigObject.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Comm\TcpServerConfigObject.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Comm\TcpSshPropertiesConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\PortalConfigReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Config\PropertiesConfigBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CoreInterfaces.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GenericRESTfulCommunications\Constants.cs" />