diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 63c8b57f..5192425d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -70,4 +70,10 @@ tar:
 
 .PHONY: doc
 doc:
-	make -C core/ doc
\ No newline at end of file
+	make -C core/ doc
+
+.PHONY: install-ser-cfg
+install-ser-cfg:
+	make -C core/ install-ser-cfg
+
+
diff --git a/Makefile.defs b/Makefile.defs
index 990296a9..4c202ef7 100644
--- a/Makefile.defs
+++ b/Makefile.defs
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ LOCALBASE ?= /usr/local
 prefix = $(PREFIX)
 BASEDIR ?=
 basedir = $(BASEDIR)
+# for install-ser-cfg
+SERPREFIX ?= /opt/ser-sems
+ser-prefix = $(SERPREFIX)
 
 # Redhat users should use sems.redhat instead of sems
 # the file will be to $(bin-prefix)/$(bin-dir)/sems copied.
@@ -105,6 +108,8 @@ bin-dir = sbin/
 modules-dir = lib/sems/plug-in/
 audio-dir = lib/sems/audio/
 
+ser-cfg-dir = etc/ser/
+
 ifeq ($(OS), linux)
 	doc-dir = share/doc/sems/
 	man-dir = share/man/
@@ -132,6 +137,7 @@ bin-target = $(prefix)/$(bin-dir)
 cfg-target = $(prefix)/$(cfg-dir)
 modules-target = $(prefix)/$(modules-dir)
 audio-target = $(prefix)/$(audio-dir)
+ser-cfg-target =$(ser-prefix)/$(ser-cfg-dir)
 
 ifeq ($(OS), solaris)
 #use GNU versions
diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 7bac28a7..fef13db3 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 NAME=sems
 LIBNAME=sems.so
 
-# version number
-VERSION = 2
-PATCHLEVEL = 0
-SUBLEVEL =   1
-EXTRAVERSION = -iptelorg
-
-RELEASE=$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)
-
 PLUGIN_DIR=plug-in
 SRCS=$(filter-out $(NAME).cpp, $(wildcard *.cpp))
 HDRS=$(SRCS:.cpp=.h)
@@ -84,6 +76,17 @@ install-modules: $(PLUGIN_DIR) $(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)
 install-modules-cfg: $(PLUGIN_DIR) $(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PLUGIN_DIR) install-cfg
 
+install-ser-cfg: etc/ser-sems.cfg
+	mkdir -p $(ser-cfg-target)
+
+	if [ ! -f  $(ser-cfg-target)/ser-sems.cfg ]; then \
+		$(INSTALL-CFG) etc/ser-sems.cfg $(ser-cfg-target) ; \
+	fi
+	$(INSTALL-CFG) etc/ser-sems.cfg $(ser-cfg-target)ser-sems.cfg.default
+	@echo \*\*\* installed ser-sems.cfg at $(ser-cfg-target)ser-sems.cfg
+	@echo \*\*\* run $(ser-prefix)/sbin/ser -f $(ser-cfg-target)ser-sems.cfg
+	@echo \*\*\* to start ser for sems.
+
 install-audio: $(audio-prefix)/$(audio-dir)
 	-@for f in $(AUDIO_FILES) ; do \
 		if [ -n "wav/$$f" ]; then \
diff --git a/core/etc/ser-sems.cfg b/core/etc/ser-sems.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c27c95b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/etc/ser-sems.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# ser for sems configuration
+#
+# This is a simple SER configuration for using SER 
+# as SIP stack for SEMS. It passes every message 
+# directly to SEMS.
+#
+# Application and application parameters need to be 
+# set in P-App-Name/P-App-Param headers of the INVITE.
+#
+# To install SER 0.9.6 for SEMS in /opt/ser-sems,
+# use the following commands:
+#   wget ftp.iptel.org/pub/sems/ser-0.9.6-sems.tar.gz 
+#   tar xzvf ser-0.9.6-sems.tar.gz; cd ser-0.9.6-sems 
+#   make install PREFIX=/opt/ser-sems
+#
+
+# set listen parameter if you want SEMS to be reachable 
+# from one interface only:
+# listen=eth0
+ 
+#
+# listen on this port
+port=5070
+
+# connection SER->SEMS
+unix_sock="/tmp/ser_sock"
+
+# SEMS sends its own signature
+server_signature=0
+
+# we only need sl and tm
+loadmodule "/opt/ser-sems/lib/ser/modules/sl.so"
+loadmodule "/opt/ser-sems/lib/ser/modules/tm.so"
+
+# we want provisional replies in SEMS
+modparam("tm", "pass_provisional_replies", 1)
+
+# passes "P-App-Name" and 
+# "P-App-Param" headers with the INVITE 
+modparam("tm", "tw_append", 
+	"app_headers:hdr[P-App-Name];hdr[P-App-Param]")
+
+# for DTMF in SIP INFO we need content-length, -type 
+# and body
+modparam( "tm", "tw_append",
+   "dtmf_info:hdr[Content-Length];hdr[Content-Type];msg[body]")
+
+# main routing logic
+route{
+	# make transaction
+	if (!t_newtran()){
+		sl_send_reply("500","could not create transaction");
+		break;
+	}
+
+	# actively absorb ACKs
+	if (method == "ACK") {
+		t_relay();
+		break;
+	}
+	
+	# pass everything to SEMS
+	if (method=="INVITE") {
+	       	if(!t_write_unix("/tmp/sems_sock","sems/app_headers")){
+			log("could not contact sems\n");
+			t_reply("500","could not contact media server");
+	 	}	
+	} else if (method=="INFO") {
+	       	if(!t_write_unix("/tmp/sems_sock","sems/dtmf_info")){
+			log("could not contact sems\n");
+			t_reply("500","could not contact media server");
+	 	}
+	} else { # no need for special appends
+	       	if(!t_write_unix("/tmp/sems_sock","sems")){
+			log("could not contact sems\n");
+			t_reply("500","could not contact media server");
+	 	}
+	}
+}