diff --git a/OpenSim/ConsoleClient/ConsoleClient.cs b/OpenSim/ConsoleClient/ConsoleClient.cs
index 1e5f0b7261..319584fdf7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/ConsoleClient/ConsoleClient.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/ConsoleClient/ConsoleClient.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.ConsoleClient
                 if (parts.Length != 3)
                     continue;
                 
-                MainConsole.Instance.Output(parts[2], parts[1]);
+                MainConsole.Instance.Output(parts[2].Trim(), parts[1]);
             }
 
             Requester.MakeRequest(requestUrl, requestData, ReadResponses);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
index df8029046a..2fd26bf964 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/Application.cs
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
             configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "gridmode");
             configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "physics");
             configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "gui");
+            configSource.AddSwitch("Startup", "console");
 
             configSource.AddConfig("StandAlone");
             configSource.AddConfig("Network");
@@ -223,4 +224,4 @@ namespace OpenSim
             _IsHandlingException = false;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
index 390cfcd020..38874f9ebd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSim.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
         protected string m_startupCommandsFile;
         protected string m_shutdownCommandsFile;
         protected bool m_gui = false;
+        protected string m_consoleType = "local";
 
         private string m_timedScript = "disabled";
         private Timer m_scriptTimer;
@@ -71,7 +72,10 @@ namespace OpenSim
                 m_startupCommandsFile = startupConfig.GetString("startup_console_commands_file", "startup_commands.txt");
                 m_shutdownCommandsFile = startupConfig.GetString("shutdown_console_commands_file", "shutdown_commands.txt");
 
-                m_gui = startupConfig.GetBoolean("gui", false);
+                if (startupConfig.GetString("console", String.Empty) == String.Empty)
+                    m_gui = startupConfig.GetBoolean("gui", false);
+                else
+                    m_consoleType= startupConfig.GetString("console", String.Empty);
 
                 m_timedScript = startupConfig.GetString("timer_Script", "disabled");
                 if (m_logFileAppender != null)
@@ -110,13 +114,31 @@ namespace OpenSim
             if (m_gui) // Driven by external GUI
                 m_console = new CommandConsole("Region");
             else
-                m_console = new LocalConsole("Region");
+            {
+                switch (m_consoleType)
+                {
+                case "basic":
+                    m_console = new CommandConsole("Region");
+                    break;
+                case "rest":
+                    m_console = new RemoteConsole("Region");
+                    ((RemoteConsole)m_console).ReadConfig(m_config.Source);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    m_console = new LocalConsole("Region");
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
             MainConsole.Instance = m_console;
 
             RegisterConsoleCommands();
 
             base.StartupSpecific();
 
+            if (m_console is RemoteConsole)
+                ((RemoteConsole)m_console).SetServer(m_httpServer);
+
             //Run Startup Commands
             if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(m_startupCommandsFile))
             {
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ConsoleClient.exe.config b/bin/OpenSim.ConsoleClient.exe.config
index c2d93c0449..7aa974c471 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ConsoleClient.exe.config
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ConsoleClient.exe.config
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     </appender>
 
     <appender name="LogFileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.FileAppender">
-      <file value="OpenSim.log" />
+      <file value="OpenSim.ConsoleClient.log" />
       <appendToFile value="true" />
       <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
         <conversionPattern value="%date %-5level - %logger %message%newline" />
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index db993b4b57..a1532c5e03 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@
     LibrariesXMLFile="./inventory/Libraries.xml"
 
 [Network]
+    ConsoleUser = "Test"
+    ConsolePass = "secret"
     http_listener_port = 9000
     default_location_x = 1000
     default_location_y = 1000