diff --git a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
index ce8b4c349..e1bce1abb 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
@@ -293,12 +293,24 @@ class DeviceViewSet(CustomFieldModelViewSet):
         # TODO: Improve error handling
         response = OrderedDict([(m, None) for m in napalm_methods])
         ip_address = str(device.primary_ip.address.ip)
+
+        # Merge NAPALM_ARGS settings and form data
+        optional_args = {}
+        if settings.NAPALM_ARGS:
+            optional_args.update(settings.NAPALM_ARGS)
+
+        if device.platform.napalm_port:
+            optional_args.update({'port': device.platform.napalm_port})
+
+        if device.platform.napalm_transport:
+            optional_args.update({'transport': device.platform.napalm_transport})
+
         d = driver(
             hostname=ip_address,
             username=settings.NAPALM_USERNAME,
             password=settings.NAPALM_PASSWORD,
             timeout=settings.NAPALM_TIMEOUT,
-            optional_args=settings.NAPALM_ARGS
+            optional_args=optional_args
         )
         try:
             d.open()
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms.py b/netbox/dcim/forms.py
index 593bef113..6cc99579b 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms.py
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ class PlatformForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Platform
-        fields = ['name', 'slug', 'manufacturer', 'napalm_driver', 'rpc_client']
+        fields = ['name', 'slug', 'manufacturer', 'napalm_driver', 'napalm_port', 'napalm_transport', 'rpc_client']
 
 
 class PlatformCSVForm(forms.ModelForm):
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0056_auto_20180416_1309.py b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0056_auto_20180416_1309.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a5234156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0056_auto_20180416_1309.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.12 on 2018-04-16 13:09
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('dcim', '0055_virtualchassis_ordering'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='platform',
+            name='napalm_port',
+            field=models.PositiveIntegerField(blank=True, help_text='The port to be used by NAPALM driver when interacting with devices', null=True, verbose_name='NAPALM port'),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='platform',
+            name='napalm_transport',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, help_text='The transport protocol to be used by NAPALM driver when interacting with devices', max_length=50, verbose_name='NAPALM transport type'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/models.py b/netbox/dcim/models.py
index 14c9ef393..a4a22a8ba 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/models.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/models.py
@@ -815,6 +815,21 @@ class Platform(models.Model):
         verbose_name='NAPALM driver',
         help_text="The name of the NAPALM driver to use when interacting with devices"
     )
+
+    napalm_port = models.PositiveIntegerField(
+        blank=True,
+        null=True,
+        verbose_name='NAPALM port',
+        help_text="The port to be used by NAPALM driver when interacting with devices"
+    )
+
+    napalm_transport = models.CharField(
+        max_length=50,
+        blank=True,
+        verbose_name='NAPALM transport type',
+        help_text="The transport protocol to be used by NAPALM driver when interacting with devices"
+    )
+
     rpc_client = models.CharField(
         max_length=30,
         choices=RPC_CLIENT_CHOICES,