diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 17e51c385..d917d3e26 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.1
+0.1.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8a7ed211c..bf4dad76b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     ],
     extras_require={
         'dev': [
-            'snappi==0.1.16',
+            'snappi>=0.1.16,<0.2.0',
             'pytest',
             'flake8==3.8.4',
             'dpkt==1.9.4',
diff --git a/snappi_ixnetwork/ixnetworkapi.py b/snappi_ixnetwork/ixnetworkapi.py
index a94d8801b..ef07b6ad5 100644
--- a/snappi_ixnetwork/ixnetworkapi.py
+++ b/snappi_ixnetwork/ixnetworkapi.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ class Api(snappi.Api):
         This is not required when connecting to single session environments
     """
     def __init__(self,
-                 address='127.0.0.1',
-                 port='11009',
+                 host=None,
                  username='admin',
                  password='admin',
                  license_servers=[],
@@ -39,9 +38,10 @@ def __init__(self,
         - username (str): The username to be used for authentication
         - password (str): The password to be used for authentication
         """
-        super(Api, self).__init__()
-        self._address = address
-        self._port = port
+        super(Api, self).__init__(
+            host='https://127.0.0.1:11009' if host is None else host
+        )
+        self._address, self._port = self._get_addr_port(self.host)
         self._username = username
         self._password = password
         self._license_servers = license_servers
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.ngpf = Ngpf(self)
         self.traffic_item = TrafficItem(self)
 
+    def _get_addr_port(self, host):
+        items = host.split('/')
+        items = items[-1].split(':')
+
+        addr = items[0]
+        if len(items) == 2:
+            return addr, items[-1]
+        else:
+            if host.startswith('https'):
+                return addr, '443'
+            else:
+                return addr, '80'
+
     @property
     def config(self):
         return self._config