diff --git a/gui/src/components/main.vue b/gui/src/components/main.vue
index f43c6a4f..d6a54623 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/main.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/main.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import chat from "./chat.vue";
 import infoScreen from "./infoScreen.vue";
 
 import { stopTransmission } from "../js/sock.js";
-import { fetchSettings } from "../js/rest.js";
+import { fetchSettings } from "../js/settingsHandler.js";
+
 function stopAllTransmissions() {
   console.log("stopping transmissions");
   stopTransmission();
diff --git a/gui/src/components/settings_chat.vue b/gui/src/components/settings_chat.vue
index 2cf67656..86907d4b 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/settings_chat.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/settings_chat.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { saveSettingsToFile } from "../js/settingsHandler";
+import { saveSettings } from "../js/settingsHandler";
 
 import { setActivePinia } from "pinia";
 import pinia from "../store/index";
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ setActivePinia(pinia);
 import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
 const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
 
-function saveSettings() {
-  saveSettingsToFile();
-}
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/gui/src/components/settings_exp.vue b/gui/src/components/settings_exp.vue
index d3e3d3ba..673cc6ad 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/settings_exp.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/settings_exp.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { saveSettingsToFile } from "../js/settingsHandler";
+import { saveSettings } from "../js/settingsHandler";
 
 import { setActivePinia } from "pinia";
 import pinia from "../store/index";
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ setActivePinia(pinia);
 import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
 const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
 
-function saveSettings() {
-  saveSettingsToFile();
-}
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/gui/src/components/settings_hamlib.vue b/gui/src/components/settings_hamlib.vue
index 541bb6d2..8ef809e4 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/settings_hamlib.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/settings_hamlib.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { saveSettingsToFile } from "../js/settingsHandler";
+import { saveSettings } from "../js/settingsHandler";
 
 import { setActivePinia } from "pinia";
 import pinia from "../store/index";
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ setActivePinia(pinia);
 
 import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
 const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
-function saveSettings() {
-  saveSettingsToFile();
-}
+
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/gui/src/components/settings_modem.vue b/gui/src/components/settings_modem.vue
index d6daa5bc..b37c203f 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/settings_modem.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/settings_modem.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { saveSettingsToFile } from "../js/settingsHandler";
+import { saveSettings } from "../js/settingsHandler";
 
 import { setActivePinia } from "pinia";
 import pinia from "../store/index";
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ function startStopModem() {
   }
 }
 
-function saveSettings() {
-  saveSettingsToFile();
-}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ function saveSettings() {
       maxlength="5"
       max="65534"
       min="1025"
-      @change="saveSettings"
+      @change="saveSettings()"
       v-model="settings.modem_port"
     />
   </div>
diff --git a/gui/src/components/settings_rigcontrol.vue b/gui/src/components/settings_rigcontrol.vue
index 7d93ddce..85741371 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/settings_rigcontrol.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/settings_rigcontrol.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { saveSettingsToFile } from "../js/settingsHandler";
+import { saveSettings } from "../js/settingsHandler";
 
 import { setActivePinia } from "pinia";
 import pinia from "../store/index";
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ setActivePinia(pinia);
 
 import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
 const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
-function saveSettings() {
-  saveSettingsToFile();
-}
+
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/gui/src/components/settings_station.vue b/gui/src/components/settings_station.vue
index 4237c3e1..b0365f8d 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/settings_station.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/settings_station.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { saveSettingsToFile } from "../js/settingsHandler";
+import { saveSettings } from "../js/settingsHandler";
 
 import { setActivePinia } from "pinia";
 import pinia from "../store/index";
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ setActivePinia(pinia);
 import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
 const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
 
-function saveSettings() {
-  saveSettingsToFile();
-}
 </script>
 <template>
 
diff --git a/gui/src/components/settings_web.vue b/gui/src/components/settings_web.vue
index aaa0aa43..2feb9c25 100644
--- a/gui/src/components/settings_web.vue
+++ b/gui/src/components/settings_web.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { saveSettingsToFile } from "../js/settingsHandler";
+import { saveSettings } from "../js/settingsHandler";
 
 import { setActivePinia } from "pinia";
 import pinia from "../store/index";
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ setActivePinia(pinia);
 import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
 const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
 
-function saveSettings() {
-  saveSettingsToFile();
-}
+
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/gui/src/js/rest.js b/gui/src/js/rest.js
index 81869b38..66c3bda1 100644
--- a/gui/src/js/rest.js
+++ b/gui/src/js/rest.js
@@ -2,30 +2,46 @@
 import { setActivePinia } from "pinia";
 import pinia from "../store/index";
 setActivePinia(pinia);
+import { processModemConfig, getModemConfigAsJSON } from "../js/settingsHandler.ts";
 
-import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
-const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
-
-import { processModemConfig } from "../js/settingsHandler.ts";
-
-export function fetchSettings() {
-  // fetch Settings
-  getFromServer("localhost", 5000, "config");
-}
-
-async function getFromServer(host, port, endpoint) {
+export async function getFromServer(host, port, endpoint) {
   // our central function for fetching the modems REST API by a specific endpoint
   // TODO make this function using the host and port, specified in settings
-  // include better error handling
 
-  const url = "http://" + host + ":" + port + "/" + endpoint;
+  const url = `http://${host}:${port}/${endpoint}`;
   const response = await fetch(url);
+  if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`REST response not ok: ${response.statusText}`);
+    }
   const data = await response.json();
 
   // move received data to our data dispatcher
   restDataDispatcher(endpoint, data.data);
 }
 
+export async function postToServer(host, port, endpoint, data) {
+  // our central function for posting to the modems REST API by a specific endpoint
+  // TODO make this function using the host and port, specified in settings
+
+  const url = `http://${host}:${port}/${endpoint}`;
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(data)
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`REST response not ok: ${response.statusText}`);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error posting to REST:', error);
+  }
+}
+
+
 function restDataDispatcher(endpoint, data) {
   // dispatch received data by endpoint
 
@@ -33,6 +49,12 @@ function restDataDispatcher(endpoint, data) {
     case "config":
       processModemConfig(data);
       break;
+    case "devices/audio":
+      //processModemAudioDevices(data);
+      break;
+    case "devices/serial":
+      //processModemSerialDevices(data);
+      break;
 
     default:
       console.log("Wrong endpoint:" + endpoint);
diff --git a/gui/src/js/settingsHandler.ts b/gui/src/js/settingsHandler.ts
index aa33c114..3b551e41 100644
--- a/gui/src/js/settingsHandler.ts
+++ b/gui/src/js/settingsHandler.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ setActivePinia(pinia);
 import { useSettingsStore } from "../store/settingsStore.js";
 const settings = useSettingsStore(pinia);
 
+import { postToServer, getFromServer  } from "./rest.js";
+
 // ---------------------------------
 
 console.log(process.env);
@@ -103,13 +105,124 @@ export function saveSettingsToFile() {
   let config = settings.getJSON();
   console.log(config);
   fs.writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2));
+
+
 }
 
 export function processModemConfig(data) {
-  console.log(data);
-  // basic test if we received settings
-  // we should iterate through JSON, by using equal variables here like in modem config
-  // STATION SETTINGS
-  settings.mycall = data["STATION"].mycall;
-  settings.mygrid = data["STATION"].mygrid;
+    // update our settings from get request
+    // TODO Can we make this more dynamic? Maybe using a settings object?
+    // For now its a hardcoded structure until we found a better way
+
+    console.log(data)
+
+    // STATION SETTINGS
+    // Extract the callsign and SSID
+    if (data.STATION.mycall.includes('-')) {
+        const splittedCallsign = data.STATION.mycall.split('-');
+        settings.mycall = splittedCallsign[0]; // The part before the hyphen
+        settings.myssid = parseInt(splittedCallsign[1], 10); // The part after the hyphen, converted to a number
+    } else {
+        settings.mycall = data.STATION.mycall; // Use the original mycall if no SSID is present
+        settings.myssid = 0; // Default SSID if not provided
+    }
+    settings.mygrid = data.STATION.mygrid;
+
+    // ssid list not yet implemented
+    //data.STATION.ssid_list[0];
+
+    // AUDIO SETTINGS
+    settings.auto_tune = data.AUDIO.auto_tune;
+    settings.rx_audio_level = data.AUDIO.rxaudiolevel;
+    settings.tx_audio_level = data.AUDIO.txaudiolevel;
+
+    // MODEM SETTINGS
+    settings.enable_fft = data.Modem.fft;
+    settings.enable_fsk = data.Modem.fsk;
+    settings.tuning_range_fmin = data.Modem.fmin;
+    settings.tuning_range_fmax = data.Modem.fmax;
+    settings.rx_buffer_size = data.Modem.rx_buffer_size;
+    settings.enable_explorer = data.Modem.explorer;
+    settings.explorer_stats = data.Modem.stats;
+    settings.tx_delay = data.Modem.tx_delay;
+    settings.respond_to_cq = data.Modem.qrv;
+    settings.low_bandwidth_mode = data.Modem.narrowband;
+
+    // HAMLIB SETTINGS
+    settings.hamlib_rigctld_port = data.RADIO.rigctld_port;
+    settings.hamlib_rigctld_ip = data.RADIO.rigctld_ip;
+    settings.radiocontrol = data.RADIO.radiocontrol;
+
+    // TCI SETTINGS
+    settings.tci_ip = data.TCI.ip;
+    settings.tci_port = data.TCI.port;
+
+    // MESH SETTINGS
+    settings.enable_mesh_features = data.MESH.enable_protocol;
+
 }
+
+export function getModemConfigAsJSON(){
+    // create json output from settings
+    // TODO Can we make this more dynamic? Maybe using a settings object?
+    // For now its a hardcoded structure until we found a better way
+
+    const configData = {
+      "AUDIO": {
+        "auto_tune": settings.auto_tune,
+        "rx": "560f",
+        "rxaudiolevel": settings.rx_audio_level,
+        "tx": "560f",
+        "txaudiolevel": settings.tx_audio_level
+      },
+      "MESH": {
+        "enable_protocol": settings.enable_mesh_features
+      },
+      "Modem": {
+        "explorer": settings.enable_explorer,
+        "fft": settings.enable_fft,
+        "fmax": settings.tuning_range_fmax,
+        "fmin": settings.tuning_range_fmin,
+        "fsk": settings.enable_fsk,
+        "narrowband": settings.low_bandwidth_mode,
+        "qrv": settings.respond_to_cq,
+        "rx_buffer_size": settings.rx_buffer_size,
+        "scatter": "False",
+        "stats": settings.explorer_stats,
+        "tx_delay": settings.tx_delay
+      },
+      "NETWORK": {
+        "modemport": "3000"
+      },
+      "RADIO": {
+        "radiocontrol": settings.radiocontrol,
+        "rigctld_ip": settings.hamlib_rigctld_ip,
+        "rigctld_port": settings.hamlib_rigctld_port
+      },
+      "STATION": {
+        "mycall": settings.mycall + '-' + settings.myssid,
+        "mygrid": settings.mygrid,
+        "ssid_list": []
+      },
+      "TCI": {
+        "ip": settings.tci_ip,
+        "port": settings.tci_port
+      }
+    };
+
+    return configData;
+}
+
+export function fetchSettings() {
+  // fetch Settings
+  getFromServer("localhost", 5000, "config");
+  getFromServer("localhost", 5000, "devices/audio");
+  getFromServer("localhost", 5000, "devices/serial");
+}
+
+export function saveSettings(){
+  // save settings via post
+  console.log("post settings")
+  postToServer("localhost", 5000, "config", getModemConfigAsJSON());
+
+}
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