diff --git a/bmon/settings_example.py b/bmon/settings_example.py
index b59beb3a2df67a3812d1689883045b25ce47b442..bf316e1721334fc4cf61792eb4ab341da4cba486 100644
--- a/bmon/settings_example.py
+++ b/bmon/settings_example.py
@@ -155,19 +155,3 @@ from .settings_common import *
 
 # ----- If you need to override any of the settings in the 'settings_common.py' file
 # ----- do so below this point in this file.
-
-
-# ----- Settings for Lockdown  
-
-#INSTALLED_APPS += ('lockdown', ) 
-#MIDDLEWARE += ('lockdown.middleware.LockdownMiddleware',)
-#LOCKDOWN_FORM = 'lockdown.forms.AuthForm'
-#LOCKDOWN_AUTHFORM_STAFF_ONLY = False
-
-#LOCKDOWN_URL_EXCEPTIONS = ( r'^/readingdb/reading/(\w+)/store/$', # URL to store one reading into database
-#							r'^/readingdb/reading/store/$', # URL to store multiple readings into database
-#							r'^/readingdb/reading/store-things/$', # URL to store readings from Things Network
-#							r'^/readingdb/reading/store-rb/$', # Store Rb
-#							r'^st8(\w+)/',  # Old URL pattern for storing
-#							r'^/readingdb/reading/(\w+)/$', # gets all readings for one reading ID 
-#						)
diff --git a/bmon/settings_lockdown.py b/bmon/settings_lockdown.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..78f04fda58f5b8ead56482a2ffabb6b9cb0f1bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bmon/settings_lockdown.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# ----- Settings for Lockdown  
+# To use the Lockdown feature, include the following line at the end of the
+# 'settings.py' file (without the beginning # character):
+# from .settings_lockdown import *
+
+from .settings_common import INSTALLED_APPS, MIDDLEWARE
+
+INSTALLED_APPS += ('lockdown', ) 
+MIDDLEWARE += ('lockdown.middleware.LockdownMiddleware',)
+
+# Has the log-in form accept the standar User credentials for determining
+# who has access
+LOCKDOWN_FORM = 'lockdown.forms.AuthForm'
+
+# Allows users who do not have Staff privileges (ability to add Sensors, Buildings,
+# etc.) to view the site if this setting is set to False.
+LOCKDOWN_AUTHFORM_STAFF_ONLY = False
+
+# An alternative authorization method: user only has to enter one of
+# passwords in the following tuple.  To use this, uncomment line below and
+# comment out the "LOCKDOWN_FORM" line.
+# LOCKDOWN_PASSWORDS = ('letmein', 'beta')
+
+LOCKDOWN_URL_EXCEPTIONS = ( r'^/readingdb/reading/(\w+)/store/$',  # URL to store one reading into database
+							r'^/readingdb/reading/store/$',        # URL to store multiple readings into database
+							r'^/readingdb/reading/store-things/$', # URL to store readings from Things Network
+							r'^/readingdb/reading/store-rb/$',     # Store Radio Bridge sensors
+							r'^st8(\w+)/',                         # Old URL pattern for storing
+						)