diff --git a/wireless/wifictld/src/log.h b/wireless/wifictld/src/log.h
index 50f61ed..8a63938 100644
--- a/wireless/wifictld/src/log.h
+++ b/wireless/wifictld/src/log.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __WIFICTLD_LOG_H
 #define __WIFICTLD_LOG_H
 
+#define BOOL2STR(v) (v)? "true" : "false"
+
 void log_info(const char *format, ...);
 void log_verbose(const char *format, ...);
 void log_debug(const char *format, ...);
diff --git a/wireless/wifictld/src/main.c b/wireless/wifictld/src/main.c
index 5aac203..80fcbb3 100644
--- a/wireless/wifictld/src/main.c
+++ b/wireless/wifictld/src/main.c
@@ -4,6 +4,47 @@
 #include "wifi_clients.h"
 #include "ubus.h"
 
+struct option longopts[] = {
+	{"verbose", no_argument, 0, 'v'},
+	{"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+	// Bandsteering options
+	{"try", required_argument, 0, 't'},
+	{"signal", required_argument, 0, 's'},
+	{"force", optional_argument, 0, 'f'},
+	{"force-probe", optional_argument, 0, 1},
+	{"probe", optional_argument, 0, 'p'},
+	{"probe-learning", optional_argument, 0, 2},
+	// memory options
+	{"clean-every", required_argument, 0, 3},
+	{"clean-older-then", required_argument, 0, 4},
+	{"clean-authed", optional_argument, 0, 5},
+};
+
+void usage(int c) {
+	printf("Usage: wifictld ...\n");
+	#ifdef DEBUG
+	printf(" -v|--verbose         log verbose and debug (current: %s)\n", BOOL2STR(config_verbose));
+	#else
+	printf(" -v|--verbose         log verbose (current: %s)\n", BOOL2STR(config_verbose));
+	#endif
+	printf(" -h|--help            show this help text\n");
+	printf("\nbandsteering options:\n");
+	printf(" -t|--try             threashold till allow (current: %d)\n", config_client_try_threashold);
+	printf(" -s|--signal          threashold to allow (current: %d)\n", config_client_signal_threashold);
+	printf(" -f|--force           force steering (current: %s)\n", BOOL2STR(config_client_force));
+	printf(" --force-probe        force steering only for probes (current: %s)\n", BOOL2STR(config_client_force_probe));
+	printf(" -p|--probe           probe-steering (current: %s)\n", BOOL2STR(config_client_probe_steering));
+	printf(" --probe-learning     probe-learing (current: %s)\n", BOOL2STR(config_client_probe_learning));
+	printf("                      (parameter ignored if probe-steering on)\n");
+	printf("\nmemory cleanup options:\n");
+	printf(" --clean-every        run cleaning every (current: %ds)\n", config_client_clean_every);
+	printf(" --clean-older-then   clean unseen for secound (current: %ds)\n", config_client_clean_older_then);
+	printf(" --clean-authed       clean already authed also (not only learned by probes) (current: %s)\n", BOOL2STR(config_client_clean_authed));
+	printf("\nConfig could be changed by ubus, see `ubus -v list wifictld`\n");
+	if(c)
+		printf("Invalid parameter %c ignored.\n", c);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -14,14 +55,78 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	log_info("start wifictld (full)\n");
 	#endif
 
-	int c = 0;
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "v")) != -1) {
+	int c = 0, indexptr = 0;
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "vht:s:fp",longopts, &indexptr)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'v':
-				config_verbose = 1;
+				config_verbose = !config_verbose;
+				break;
+			case 'h':
+				usage(0);
+				return 0;
+			// Bandsteering options
+			case 't':
+				config_client_try_threashold = atoi(optarg);
+				if (config_client_try_threashold < 0) {
+					printf("negativ tries count not supported\n");
+					return 1;
+				}
+				break;
+			case 's':
+				config_client_signal_threashold = atoi(optarg);
+				if (config_client_signal_threashold > 0) {
+					printf("prositiv signal not supported\n");
+					return 1;
+				}
+				break;
+			case 'f':
+				if(optarg)
+					config_client_force = atoi(optarg);
+				else
+					config_client_force = !config_client_force;
+				break;
+			case 1:
+				if(optarg)
+					config_client_force_probe = atoi(optarg);
+				else
+					config_client_force_probe = !config_client_force_probe;
+				break;
+			case 'p':
+				if(optarg)
+					config_client_probe_steering = atoi(optarg);
+				else
+					config_client_probe_steering = !config_client_probe_steering;
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				if(optarg)
+					config_client_probe_learning = atoi(optarg);
+				else
+					config_client_probe_learning = !config_client_probe_learning;
+				break;
+			// memory options
+			case 3:
+				config_client_clean_every = atoi(optarg);
+				if (config_client_clean_every < 0) {
+					printf("negativ time not supported\n");
+					return 1;
+				}
+				break;
+			case 4:
+				config_client_clean_older_then = atoi(optarg);
+				if (config_client_clean_older_then < 0) {
+					printf("negativ time not supported\n");
+					return 1;
+				}
+				break;
+			case 5:
+				if(optarg)
+					config_client_clean_authed = atoi(optarg);
+				else
+					config_client_clean_authed = !config_client_clean_authed;
 				break;
 			default:
-				log_error("Invalid parameter %c ignored.\n", c);
+				usage(c);
+				return 1;
 		}
 	}