diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a874481..299053e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -15,9 +15,17 @@
 
     watchdog:
       server:
+        admin: root
         enabled: true
+        interval: 1
+        log_dir: /var/log/watchdog
+        realtime: yes
         timeout: 60
-        # Salt Stack will automatically detect the necessary kernel module which needs to be loaded (ex. hpwdt). You may specify the kernel parameters if needed:
+        device: /dev/watchdog
+
+        # Salt Stack will automatically detect the necessary kernel module which needs to be loaded (ex. hpwdt, iTCO_wdt).
+        # If the hardware model is not predefined in map.jinja the default watchdog driver is used: softdog
+        # You may specify the kernel parameters if needed:
         kernel:
           parameter:
             soft_panic: 1
diff --git a/watchdog/files/watchdog.conf b/watchdog/files/watchdog.conf
index e79f513..98b4238 100644
--- a/watchdog/files/watchdog.conf
+++ b/watchdog/files/watchdog.conf
@@ -42,6 +42,27 @@
 # Check if rsyslogd is still running by enabling the following line
 #pidfile                = /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
+
+{%- if server.admin is defined %}
+admin                   = {{ server.admin }}
+{%- endif %}
+
+{%- if server.interval is defined %}
+interval                = {{ server.interval }}
+{%- endif %}
+
+{%- if server.log_dir is defined %}
+log-dir                 = {{ server.log_dir }}
+{%- endif %}
+
+{%- if server.realtime is defined %}
+realtime                = {{ server.realtime }}
+{%- endif %}
+
 {%- if server.timeout is defined %}
 watchdog-timeout        = {{ server.timeout }}
 {%- endif %}
+
+{%- if server.device is defined %}
+watchdog-device         = {{ server.device }}
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/watchdog/map.jinja b/watchdog/map.jinja
index 60ad291..26b8f90 100644
--- a/watchdog/map.jinja
+++ b/watchdog/map.jinja
@@ -11,10 +11,4 @@
         'parameter': {}
       }
     },
-    'QEMU': {
-      'module': 'softdog',
-      'kernel': {
-        'parameter': {}
-      }
-    },
 }, grain='manufacturer', merge=salt['pillar.get']('watchdog:server')) %}
diff --git a/watchdog/schemas/server.yaml b/watchdog/schemas/server.yaml
index 853a626..4bcd02d 100644
--- a/watchdog/schemas/server.yaml
+++ b/watchdog/schemas/server.yaml
@@ -11,15 +11,20 @@
   - enabled
 
 properties:
+  admin:
+    description: |
+      Email address to send admin mail to
+    type: string
+    example: root
   enabled:
     description: |
       Enables Watchdog daemon service
     type: boolean
-  timeout:
+  interval:
     description: |
-      Seting "watchdog-timer" config parameter placed in /etc/watchdog.conf
+      Set the interval between two writes to the watchdog device
     type: integer
-    minimum: 0
+    minimum: 1
   kernel:
     description: |
       Parameters for the kernel module which are used for loading the kernel module
@@ -32,6 +37,26 @@
         type: string
         items:
           $ref: "#/definitions/allow_kdump"
+  log_dir:
+    description: |
+      Set the log directory to capture the standard output and standard error from repair-binary and test-binary execution
+    type: string
+    example: /var/log/watchdog
+  realtime:
+    description: |
+      If set to yes watchdog will lock itself into memory so it is never swapped out
+    type: string
+    example: yes
+  timeout:
+    description: |
+      Seting "watchdog-timer" config parameter placed in /etc/watchdog.conf
+    type: integer
+    minimum: 0
+  device:
+    description: |
+      Set the watchdog device name
+    type: string
+    example: /dev/watchdog
 
 definitions:
   # hpwdt
diff --git a/watchdog/server.sls b/watchdog/server.sls
index b2761e5..2aaef86 100644
--- a/watchdog/server.sls
+++ b/watchdog/server.sls
@@ -5,20 +5,19 @@
   pkg.installed:
     - name: watchdog
 
-{%- if server.module is defined %}
 /etc/default/watchdog:
   file.replace:
     - name: /etc/default/watchdog
     - pattern: ^watchdog_module=.*
-    - repl: watchdog_module="{{ server.module }}"
+    - repl: watchdog_module="{{ server.module | default('softdog') }}"
     - require:
       - pkg: watchdog_packages
     - require_in: watchdog_service
 
-{%- if server.kernel.parameter %}
+{%- if server.kernel.parameter is defined %}
 /etc/modprobe.d/kernel_module.conf:
   file.managed:
-    - name: /etc/modprobe.d/{{ server.module }}.conf
+    - name: /etc/modprobe.d/{{ server.module | default('softdog') }}.conf
     - template: jinja
     - source: salt://watchdog/files/kernel_module.conf
     - makedirs: True
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@
       - pkg: watchdog_packages
     - require_in: watchdog_service
 {%- endif %}
-{%- endif %}
 
 /etc/watchdog.conf:
   file.managed: