diff --git a/access.ips b/access.ips
index 0e75ef97d9b0895d7353de06749a5278246daef1..a8cf1ea0ee61974d0893aed839777135ad8404bf 100644
--- a/access.ips
+++ b/access.ips
@@ -1,50 +1,48 @@
+# These are IP addresses and Networks that will be used to build access lists for services
+# Nework 172.22.0.0/16 is internal network of the docker. if you want the services to be accessible from other/external networks you will need to put coresponding network address to each and every service you want to be accessible from this networks
+# For example 0.0.0.0/0 enables access from whole IPv4 internet and ::/0 enables access from whole IPv6
+
 ### HAProxy Stats - Start ###
-172.22.0.0/16
+#172.22.0.0/16
 ### HAProxy Stats - End   ###
 
 
 ### Nifi Management - Start ###
-172.22.0.0/16
 0.0.0.0/0
 ::/0
 ### Nifi Management - End   ###
 
 
 ### Nifi ports - Start ###
-172.22.0.0/16
 0.0.0.0/0
 ::/0
 ### Nifi ports - End   ###
 
 
 ### ODFE - Start ###
-172.22.0.0/16
+#172.22.0.0/16
 ### ODFE - End   ###
 
 
 ### KeyCloak - Start ###
-172.22.0.0/16
 0.0.0.0/0
 ::/0
 ### KeyCloak - End   ###
 
 
 ### TheHive - Start ###
-172.22.0.0/16
 0.0.0.0/0
 ::/0
 ### TheHive - End   ###
 
 
 ### Cortex - Start ###
-172.22.0.0/16
 0.0.0.0/0
 ::/0
 ### Cortex - End   ###
 
 
 ### MISP - Start ###
-172.22.0.0/16
 0.0.0.0/0
 ::/0
 ### MISP - End   ###
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index 1533ed66f9d82a4b8661b6317d5a301d0064a692..626adc93f09c33ba3d14d7291f3639950be4a33c 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
+clear
 
 wait () {
 	secs=${1}
@@ -10,13 +11,15 @@ wait () {
 	done
 }
 
-echo "By default, all services except HAProxy stats and ODFE are public! Do you want to modify accesses to the services?"
+echo "By default, all services except HAProxy stats and ODFE are public!"
+echo "The configuration file: access.ips is used to configure external access to the services"
+echo "Do you want to modify/edit this file now?"
 read -p "(yes|no) [no] : " MODIFY
 MODIFY=${MODIFY:-no}
 case $MODIFY in
 	yes|Yes|YES )
 		echo modify
-		echo "please enter(command) which editor want to use for modification(it should be installed already and you should be able to use it)"
+		echo "please enter(command) which editor you want to use for editing this file"
 		read -p "[vi] : " EDITOR
 		EDITOR=${EDITOR:-vi}
 		if [[ ( $EDITOR = "vi" ) || $EDITOR = "vim" ]]; then
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ case $MODIFY in
 				echo -e "\t 2. modify file based on your needs"
 				echo -e "\t 3. to save changes use followng sequence: 'Esc : wq' and press enter"
 				echo "to discurd changes, use: 'Esc : q!' and press enter"
-				wait 15
+				read -p "press enter to continue ..." CONTINUE
 				$EDITOR access.ips
 			else
 				echo "$EDITOR not found. install it and start over"
@@ -46,7 +49,6 @@ case $MODIFY in
 		;;
 	* )
 		echo "Unknown answer, not modifing access rules!"
-		wait 5
 		;;
 esac
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
 	exit 1
 else
 	echo "access restrictions configured successfully"
-	wait 5
+	echo ""
 fi
 
 
@@ -65,11 +67,8 @@ if [ -f group_vars/all/variables.yml ]; then
 	cat group_vars/all/variables.yml
 else 
 	echo "set FQDN which will be used to access the soctools services. (the DNS record should already be in place.)"
-	read -p 'soctoolsproxy: ' soctoolsproxy
-	if [ -z $soctoolsproxy ]; then
-		echo "Error: Empty string for soctoolsproxy! exiting..."
-		exit 1
-	fi
+	read -p "[$(hostname -f)]: " soctoolsproxy
+	soctoolsproxy=${soctoolsproxy:-$(hostname -f)}
 	echo
 	echo "Organization's top level domain (will be used as organization name and organization domain in different services)"
 	read -p 'domain: ' domain
@@ -87,7 +86,8 @@ else
 	echo "DN 	- Distinguished Name of the user, for user certificate"
 	echo "CN 	- Common Name of the user, for user certificate"
 	echo "Email will be generated automatically in Username@Domain format becouse of format restrictions in some services"
-	wait 10
+	echo ""
+	echo ""
 	for i in firstname lastname username; do
 		read -p "${i}: " $i
 	      	if [ -z $i ]; then
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ else
 	echo
 	echo
 	echo
-	wait 2
 	echo "Please check the gethered variables and type 'yes' if everything is correct: "
 	echo "soctoolsproxy: 	$soctoolsproxy"
 	echo "domain: 		$domain"
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ else
 	echo "CN:		$CN"
 	echo
 	echo
-	wait 10
 	read -p "Correct? type 'yes' or 'no': " ANSWER
 	if [ $ANSWER = "yes" ]; then
 		if ! [ -f group_vars/all/variables.template ]; then
@@ -132,7 +130,8 @@ else
 			echo
 			echo
 			echo "variables file generated (group_vars/all/variables.yml)"
-			wait 2
+			echo "We have configured for you following config files: access.ips, group_vars/all/variables.yml and we have also generated HAProxy Access Control Lists in the following directory: roles/haproxy/files"
+			echo ""
 			echo "move to next command to deploy the soctools cluster."
 			echo 'Thank You!'
 		fi