diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-build-configuration.xml b/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-build-configuration.xml
index bd984f0..20ffb37 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-build-configuration.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-build-configuration.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
      <storeDirs>nc2data</storeDirs> 
   </store>
   <property>
-     <name>log_level</name>
+     <name>log.level</name>
      <value>WARNING</value>
      <description></description>
   </property>
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixExternalProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixExternalProperties.java
index d82eb03..cf38932 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixExternalProperties.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixExternalProperties.java
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 public class AsterixExternalProperties extends AbstractAsterixProperties {
 
-    private static final String EXTERNAL_WEBPORT_KEY = "external.webport";
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_WEBPORT_KEY = "web.port";
     private static int EXTERNAL_WEBPORT_DEFAULT = 19001;
 
-    private static final String EXTERNAL_LOGLEVEL_KEY = "external.loglevel";
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_LOGLEVEL_KEY = "log.level";
     private static Level EXTERNAL_LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT = Level.INFO;
 
-    private static final String EXTERNAL_APISERVER_KEY = "external.apiserver";
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_APISERVER_KEY = "api.port";
     private static int EXTERNAL_APISERVER_DEFAULT = 19101;
 
     public AsterixExternalProperties(AsterixPropertiesAccessor accessor) {
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml
index acc8f39..b6958c5 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml
@@ -168,21 +168,21 @@
 	</property>
 
 	<property>
-		<name>external.webport</name>
+		<name>web.port</name>
 		<value>19001</value>
 		<description>The port for the ASTERIX web interface. (Default = 19001)
 		</description>
 	</property>
 
 	<property>
-		<name>external.apiserver</name>
+		<name>api.port</name>
 		<value>19101</value>
 		<description>The port for the ASTERIX API server. (Default = 19101)
 		</description>
 	</property>
 
 	<property>
-		<name>external.loglevel</name>
+		<name>log.level</name>
 		<value>INFO</value>
 		<description>The minimum log level to be displayed. (Default = INFO)
 		</description>