diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-scripts/etc/udev/rules.d/99-imm.rules b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/etc/udev/rules.d/99-imm.rules
index cbac9801a..ee8faba05 100644
--- a/xCAT-genesis-scripts/etc/udev/rules.d/99-imm.rules
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/etc/udev/rules.d/99-imm.rules
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04b3", ATTRS{idProduct}=="4010", RUN+="/sbin/setupimmnic"
+SUBSYSTEM=="net", ATTRS{idVendor}=="04b3", ATTRS{idProduct}=="4010", RUN+="/sbin/setupimmnic"
diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/bin/bmcsetup b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/bin/bmcsetup
index 956f3ad5e..f254c8d30 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/bin/bmcsetup
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/bin/bmcsetup
@@ -687,6 +687,19 @@ while [ $idev -gt 0 ]; do
         done &
     fi
 done
+export user
+export bmcp
+if [ -e /tmp/xcchostnic ]; then
+    INTERFACE=$(cat /tmp/xcchostnic)
+    export INTERFACE
+    # Wrap in a network namespace to avoid external meddling
+    ip netns add mgt
+    ip link set dev $INTERFACE netns mgt
+    ip netns exec mgt bash /usr/sbin/enableipmiusingredfish.py
+    ip netns exec mgt ip link set dev $INTERFACE netns 1
+    /usr/sbin/setupimmnic
+fi
+
 
 # remove the bmc configuration information before exit
 rm -f /tmp/ipmicfg.xml
diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/sbin/enableipmiusingredfish.py b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/sbin/enableipmiusingredfish.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..59c2176c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/sbin/enableipmiusingredfish.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import base64
+import httplib
+import os
+import subprocess
+import ssl
+
+iface = os.environ['INTERFACE']
+# This should be run in an isolated context.  Since cert validation
+# is currently not in the cards, we are realistically at the mercy
+# of the OS routing table
+subprocess.check_call(['/sbin/ip', 'link', 'set', iface, 'up'])
+subprocess.check_call(['/sbin/ip', 'addr', 'add', 'dev', iface, '169.254.95.120/24'])
+subprocess.check_call(['/sbin/ip', 'route', 'add', '169.254.95.0/24', 'dev', iface])
+client = httplib.HTTPSConnection('169.254.95.118', context=ssl._create_unverified_context())
+headers = {
+        'Authorization': 'Basic {0}'.format(base64.b64encode(':'.join((os.environ['user'], os.environ['bmcp'])))),
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'Host': '169.254.95.118',
+}
+client.request('PATCH', '/redfish/v1/Managers/1/NetworkProtocol', '{"IPMI": {"ProtocolEnabled": true}}', headers)
+rsp = client.getresponse()
+rsp.read()
+
+
+
diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/sbin/setupimmnic b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/sbin/setupimmnic
index 339adbac9..e44927191 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/sbin/setupimmnic
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-scripts/usr/sbin/setupimmnic
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-/sbin/ip link set usb0 up
-/sbin/ip addr add dev usb0 169.254.95.120/24
-/sbin/ip route add 169.254.95.0/24 dev usb0
+/sbin/ip link set $INTERFACE up
+/sbin/ip addr add dev $INTERFACE 169.254.95.120/24
+/sbin/ip route add 169.254.95.0/24 dev $INTERFACE
+echo -n $INTERFACE > /tmp/xcchostnic