diff --git a/src/apex/cli.py b/src/apex/cli.py
index ee5019292ed3ebc4a2c5f3a2b9fb74affc2b58b6..bfbafe0e24acda9376d1a6374d4ad7e391203263 100644
--- a/src/apex/cli.py
+++ b/src/apex/cli.py
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ def main(verbose, configfile):
                 return
             kiss_init_string = config.get(section, 'kiss_init')
             if kiss_init_string == 'MODE_INIT_W8DED':
-                kiss_tnc.start(kissConstants.MODE_INIT_W8DED)
+                kiss_tnc.connect(kissConstants.MODE_INIT_W8DED)
             elif kiss_init_string == 'MODE_INIT_KENWOOD_D710':
-                kiss_tnc.start(kissConstants.MODE_INIT_KENWOOD_D710)
+                kiss_tnc.connect(kissConstants.MODE_INIT_KENWOOD_D710)
             elif kiss_init_string == 'NONE':
-                kiss_tnc.start()
+                kiss_tnc.connect()
             else:
                 click.echo(click.style('Error: ', fg='red', bold=True, blink=True) +
                            click.style('Invalid configuration, value assigned to kiss_init was not recognized: %s'
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def main(verbose, configfile):
                 click.echo('Plugin found at the following location: %s' % repr(plugin_loader))
             loaded_plugin = load_plugin(plugin_loader)
             plugin_modules.append(loaded_plugin)
-            new_thread = threading.Thread(target=loaded_plugin.start, args=(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis))
+            new_thread = threading.Thread(target=loaded_plugin.connect, args=(config, port_map, packet_cache, aprsis))
             new_thread.start()
             plugin_threads.append(new_thread)
     except IOError:
diff --git a/src/apex/kiss/kiss.py b/src/apex/kiss/kiss.py
index f4a1d729abe7f29701b845a164189236d9cb6048..ab0b52c2be0d4484f033041daf750657b5b834b1 100644
--- a/src/apex/kiss/kiss.py
+++ b/src/apex/kiss/kiss.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Kiss(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, object)):
     def _write_interface(self, data):
         pass
 
-    def start(self, mode_init=None, **kwargs):
+    def connect(self, mode_init=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Initializes the KISS device and commits configuration.
 
diff --git a/src/apex/kiss/kiss_serial.py b/src/apex/kiss/kiss_serial.py
index de4894a07ee4a86a58cb33ff525369ee63e0e8a3..bb3530ae66748578e87cb1ddeb83fe55b390006c 100644
--- a/src/apex/kiss/kiss_serial.py
+++ b/src/apex/kiss/kiss_serial.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class KissSerial(Kiss):
     def _write_interface(self, data):
         self.serial.write(data)
 
-    def start(self, mode_init=None, **kwargs):
+    def connect(self, mode_init=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Initializes the KISS device and commits configuration.
 
diff --git a/src/apex/kiss/kiss_tcp.py b/src/apex/kiss/kiss_tcp.py
index 3c47346cb32ec16100e56683c20dac0623ec0c0b..160c25b25fb024356f8b757ef82c4988e4b5f567 100644
--- a/src/apex/kiss/kiss_tcp.py
+++ b/src/apex/kiss/kiss_tcp.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ __email__ = 'jeffrey.freeman@syncleus.com'
 __license__ = 'Apache License, Version 2.0'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2016, Syncleus, Inc. and contributors'
 __credits__ = []
+__version__ = '0.0.2'
 
 
 class KissTcp(Kiss):
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ class KissTcp(Kiss):
     def _write_interface(self, data):
         self.socket.write(data)
 
-    def start(self, mode_init=None, **kwargs):
+    def connect(self, mode_init=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Initializes the KISS device and commits configuration.