diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 9d5a684..9fc3be1 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
 using ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.Shared;
@@ -26,6 +27,20 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel : ObservableObject
     [ObservableProperty]
     private SecurityMode _selectedSecurityMode = SecurityMode.None;
 
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private string? _failoverUrls;
+
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private int _sessionTimeoutSeconds = 60;
+
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private bool _autoAcceptCertificates = true;
+
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private string _certificateStorePath = Path.Combine(
+        Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
+        "LmxOpcUaClient", "pki");
+
     /// <summary>All available security modes.</summary>
     public IReadOnlyList<SecurityMode> SecurityModes { get; } = Enum.GetValues<SecurityMode>();
 
@@ -51,6 +66,15 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel : ObservableObject
     [ObservableProperty]
     private int _subscriptionCount;
 
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private int _selectedTabIndex;
+
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    private bool _isHistoryEnabledForSelection;
+
+    /// <summary>The currently selected tree nodes (supports multi-select).</summary>
+    public ObservableCollection<TreeNodeViewModel> SelectedTreeNodes { get; } = new();
+
     public BrowseTreeViewModel BrowseTree { get; }
     public ReadWriteViewModel ReadWrite { get; }
     public SubscriptionsViewModel Subscriptions { get; }
@@ -135,7 +159,11 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel : ObservableObject
                 EndpointUrl = EndpointUrl,
                 Username = Username,
                 Password = Password,
-                SecurityMode = SelectedSecurityMode
+                SecurityMode = SelectedSecurityMode,
+                FailoverUrls = ParseFailoverUrls(FailoverUrls),
+                SessionTimeoutSeconds = SessionTimeoutSeconds,
+                AutoAcceptCertificates = AutoAcceptCertificates,
+                CertificateStorePath = CertificateStorePath
             };
             settings.Validate();
 
@@ -195,4 +223,56 @@ public partial class MainWindowViewModel : ObservableObject
             });
         }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Subscribes all selected tree nodes and switches to the Subscriptions tab.
+    /// </summary>
+    [RelayCommand]
+    private async Task SubscribeSelectedNodesAsync()
+    {
+        if (SelectedTreeNodes.Count == 0 || !IsConnected) return;
+
+        var nodes = SelectedTreeNodes.ToList();
+        foreach (var node in nodes)
+        {
+            await Subscriptions.AddSubscriptionForNodeAsync(node.NodeId);
+        }
+
+        SubscriptionCount = Subscriptions.SubscriptionCount;
+        SelectedTabIndex = 1; // Subscriptions tab
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the history tab's selected node and switches to the History tab.
+    /// </summary>
+    [RelayCommand]
+    private void ViewHistoryForSelectedNode()
+    {
+        if (SelectedTreeNodes.Count == 0 || !IsConnected) return;
+
+        var node = SelectedTreeNodes[0];
+        History.SelectedNodeId = node.NodeId;
+        SelectedTabIndex = 3; // History tab
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates whether "View History" should be enabled based on the selected node's type.
+    /// Only Variable nodes can have history.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void UpdateHistoryEnabledForSelection()
+    {
+        IsHistoryEnabledForSelection = IsConnected
+            && SelectedTreeNodes.Count > 0
+            && SelectedTreeNodes[0].NodeClass == "Variable";
+    }
+
+    private static string[]? ParseFailoverUrls(string? csv)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(csv))
+            return null;
+
+        return csv.Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries)
+                  .Where(u => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(u))
+                  .ToArray();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/ViewModels/SubscriptionsViewModel.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/ViewModels/SubscriptionsViewModel.cs
index a7c1ab5..6e5fd78 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/ViewModels/SubscriptionsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/ViewModels/SubscriptionsViewModel.cs
@@ -114,6 +114,33 @@ public partial class SubscriptionsViewModel : ObservableObject
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Subscribes to a node by ID (used by context menu). Skips if already subscribed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task AddSubscriptionForNodeAsync(string nodeIdStr, int intervalMs = 1000)
+    {
+        if (!IsConnected || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(nodeIdStr)) return;
+
+        // Skip if already subscribed
+        if (ActiveSubscriptions.Any(s => s.NodeId == nodeIdStr)) return;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var nodeId = NodeId.Parse(nodeIdStr);
+            await _service.SubscribeAsync(nodeId, intervalMs);
+
+            _dispatcher.Post(() =>
+            {
+                ActiveSubscriptions.Add(new SubscriptionItemViewModel(nodeIdStr, intervalMs));
+                SubscriptionCount = ActiveSubscriptions.Count;
+            });
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            // Subscription failed
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Clears all subscriptions and resets state.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/BrowseTreeView.axaml b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/BrowseTreeView.axaml
index db80315..b15ecd7 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/BrowseTreeView.axaml
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/BrowseTreeView.axaml
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
              x:Class="ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Views.BrowseTreeView"
              x:DataType="vm:BrowseTreeViewModel">
     <TreeView ItemsSource="{Binding RootNodes}"
-              Name="BrowseTree">
+              Name="BrowseTree"
+              SelectionMode="Multiple">
+        <TreeView.Styles>
+            <Style Selector="TreeViewItem" x:DataType="vm:TreeNodeViewModel">
+                <Setter Property="IsExpanded" Value="{Binding IsExpanded, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+            </Style>
+        </TreeView.Styles>
         <TreeView.ItemTemplate>
             <TreeDataTemplate ItemsSource="{Binding Children}">
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="6">
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/MainWindow.axaml b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/MainWindow.axaml
index 5d32252..281c742 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@
                     <Button Content="Disconnect"
                             Command="{Binding DisconnectCommand}" />
                 </StackPanel>
+                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                    <TextBox Text="{Binding FailoverUrls}"
+                             Width="300"
+                             Watermark="Failover URLs (comma-separated)" />
+                    <TextBlock Text="Timeout (s):" VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                    <NumericUpDown Value="{Binding SessionTimeoutSeconds}"
+                                   Minimum="1" Maximum="3600"
+                                   Width="90"
+                                   FormatString="0" />
+                    <CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding AutoAcceptCertificates}"
+                              Content="Auto-accept certificates"
+                              VerticalAlignment="Center" />
+                    <TextBox Text="{Binding CertificateStorePath}"
+                             Width="200"
+                             Watermark="Certificate store path" />
+                </StackPanel>
 
                 <!-- Redundancy Info -->
                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"
@@ -61,7 +77,18 @@
                 <DockPanel>
                     <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Top" Text="Browse Tree" FontWeight="Bold" Margin="8,8,8,4" />
                     <views:BrowseTreeView DataContext="{Binding BrowseTree}"
-                                          Name="BrowseTreePanel" />
+                                          Name="BrowseTreePanel">
+                        <views:BrowseTreeView.ContextMenu>
+                            <ContextMenu Name="TreeContextMenu">
+                                <MenuItem Header="Subscribe"
+                                          Command="{Binding $parent[Window].((vm:MainWindowViewModel)DataContext).SubscribeSelectedNodesCommand}"
+                                          IsEnabled="{Binding $parent[Window].((vm:MainWindowViewModel)DataContext).IsConnected}" />
+                                <MenuItem Header="View History"
+                                          Command="{Binding $parent[Window].((vm:MainWindowViewModel)DataContext).ViewHistoryForSelectedNodeCommand}"
+                                          IsEnabled="{Binding $parent[Window].((vm:MainWindowViewModel)DataContext).IsHistoryEnabledForSelection}" />
+                            </ContextMenu>
+                        </views:BrowseTreeView.ContextMenu>
+                    </views:BrowseTreeView>
                 </DockPanel>
             </Border>
 
@@ -70,7 +97,8 @@
 
             <!-- Right: Tab panels -->
             <TabControl Grid.Column="2"
-                        IsEnabled="{Binding IsConnected}">
+                        IsEnabled="{Binding IsConnected}"
+                        SelectedIndex="{Binding SelectedTabIndex}">
                 <TabItem Header="Read/Write">
                     <views:ReadWriteView DataContext="{Binding ReadWrite}" />
                 </TabItem>
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index cec30c8..bc9c7ee 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -15,20 +15,44 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
         base.OnLoaded(e);
 
-        // Wire up tree selection to the main ViewModel
         var browseTreeView = this.FindControl<BrowseTreeView>("BrowseTreePanel");
         var treeView = browseTreeView?.FindControl<TreeView>("BrowseTree");
         if (treeView != null)
         {
             treeView.SelectionChanged += OnTreeSelectionChanged;
         }
+
+        // Wire up context menu opening to sync selection and check history
+        var contextMenu = this.FindControl<ContextMenu>("TreeContextMenu");
+        if (contextMenu != null)
+        {
+            contextMenu.Opening += OnTreeContextMenuOpening;
+        }
     }
 
     private void OnTreeSelectionChanged(object? sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
     {
-        if (DataContext is MainWindowViewModel vm && sender is TreeView treeView)
+        if (DataContext is not MainWindowViewModel vm || sender is not TreeView treeView) return;
+
+        // Update single selection for read/write and history panels
+        vm.SelectedTreeNode = treeView.SelectedItem as TreeNodeViewModel;
+
+        // Sync multi-selection collection
+        vm.SelectedTreeNodes.Clear();
+        foreach (var item in treeView.SelectedItems)
         {
-            vm.SelectedTreeNode = treeView.SelectedItem as TreeNodeViewModel;
+            if (item is TreeNodeViewModel node)
+            {
+                vm.SelectedTreeNodes.Add(node);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void OnTreeContextMenuOpening(object? sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (DataContext is MainWindowViewModel vm)
+        {
+            vm.UpdateHistoryEnabledForSelection();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/Fakes/FakeOpcUaClientService.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/Fakes/FakeOpcUaClientService.cs
index 56515b1..8973fa1 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/Fakes/FakeOpcUaClientService.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/Fakes/FakeOpcUaClientService.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public sealed class FakeOpcUaClientService : IOpcUaClientService
     public int HistoryReadAggregateCallCount { get; private set; }
     public int GetRedundancyInfoCallCount { get; private set; }
 
+    public ConnectionSettings? LastConnectionSettings { get; private set; }
     public NodeId? LastReadNodeId { get; private set; }
     public NodeId? LastWriteNodeId { get; private set; }
     public object? LastWriteValue { get; private set; }
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ public sealed class FakeOpcUaClientService : IOpcUaClientService
     public Task<ConnectionInfo> ConnectAsync(ConnectionSettings settings, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         ConnectCallCount++;
+        LastConnectionSettings = settings;
         if (ConnectException != null) throw ConnectException;
         IsConnected = true;
         CurrentConnectionInfo = ConnectResult;
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/MainWindowViewModelTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/MainWindowViewModelTests.cs
index 7090d5a..06c136c 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/MainWindowViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/MainWindowViewModelTests.cs
@@ -187,4 +187,142 @@ public class MainWindowViewModelTests
         changed.ShouldContain(nameof(MainWindowViewModel.ConnectionState));
         changed.ShouldContain(nameof(MainWindowViewModel.IsConnected));
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DefaultState_HasCorrectAdvancedSettings()
+    {
+        _vm.FailoverUrls.ShouldBeNull();
+        _vm.SessionTimeoutSeconds.ShouldBe(60);
+        _vm.AutoAcceptCertificates.ShouldBeTrue();
+        _vm.CertificateStorePath.ShouldContain("LmxOpcUaClient");
+        _vm.CertificateStorePath.ShouldContain("pki");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ConnectCommand_MapsFailoverUrlsToSettings()
+    {
+        _vm.FailoverUrls = "opc.tcp://backup1:4840, opc.tcp://backup2:4840";
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings!.FailoverUrls.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings.FailoverUrls!.Length.ShouldBe(2);
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings.FailoverUrls[0].ShouldBe("opc.tcp://backup1:4840");
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings.FailoverUrls[1].ShouldBe("opc.tcp://backup2:4840");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ConnectCommand_MapsEmptyFailoverUrlsToNull()
+    {
+        _vm.FailoverUrls = "";
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings!.FailoverUrls.ShouldBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ConnectCommand_MapsSessionTimeoutToSettings()
+    {
+        _vm.SessionTimeoutSeconds = 120;
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings!.SessionTimeoutSeconds.ShouldBe(120);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ConnectCommand_MapsAutoAcceptCertificatesToSettings()
+    {
+        _vm.AutoAcceptCertificates = false;
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings!.AutoAcceptCertificates.ShouldBeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ConnectCommand_MapsCertificateStorePathToSettings()
+    {
+        _vm.CertificateStorePath = "/custom/pki/path";
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        _service.LastConnectionSettings!.CertificateStorePath.ShouldBe("/custom/pki/path");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SubscribeSelectedNodesCommand_SubscribesAndSwitchesToTab()
+    {
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        var node1 = _vm.BrowseTree.RootNodes[0];
+        _vm.SelectedTreeNodes.Add(node1);
+
+        await _vm.SubscribeSelectedNodesCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        _vm.Subscriptions.ActiveSubscriptions.Count.ShouldBe(1);
+        _vm.Subscriptions.ActiveSubscriptions[0].NodeId.ShouldBe(node1.NodeId);
+        _vm.SelectedTabIndex.ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SubscribeSelectedNodesCommand_DoesNothing_WhenNoSelection()
+    {
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        await _vm.SubscribeSelectedNodesCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        _vm.Subscriptions.ActiveSubscriptions.ShouldBeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ViewHistoryForSelectedNodeCommand_SetsNodeAndSwitchesToTab()
+    {
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        var node = _vm.BrowseTree.RootNodes[0];
+        _vm.SelectedTreeNodes.Add(node);
+
+        _vm.ViewHistoryForSelectedNodeCommand.Execute(null);
+
+        _vm.History.SelectedNodeId.ShouldBe(node.NodeId);
+        _vm.SelectedTabIndex.ShouldBe(3);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateHistoryEnabledForSelection_TrueForVariableNode()
+    {
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        var variableNode = new TreeNodeViewModel(
+            "ns=2;s=Var1", "Var1", "Variable", false, _service, new SynchronousUiDispatcher());
+        _vm.SelectedTreeNodes.Add(variableNode);
+
+        _vm.UpdateHistoryEnabledForSelection();
+
+        _vm.IsHistoryEnabledForSelection.ShouldBeTrue();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task UpdateHistoryEnabledForSelection_FalseForObjectNode()
+    {
+        await _vm.ConnectCommand.ExecuteAsync(null);
+
+        var objectNode = new TreeNodeViewModel(
+            "ns=2;s=Obj1", "Obj1", "Object", true, _service, new SynchronousUiDispatcher());
+        _vm.SelectedTreeNodes.Add(objectNode);
+
+        _vm.UpdateHistoryEnabledForSelection();
+
+        _vm.IsHistoryEnabledForSelection.ShouldBeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void UpdateHistoryEnabledForSelection_FalseWhenDisconnected()
+    {
+        _vm.UpdateHistoryEnabledForSelection();
+
+        _vm.IsHistoryEnabledForSelection.ShouldBeFalse();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/SubscriptionsViewModelTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/SubscriptionsViewModelTests.cs
index 60d612b..841d9c8 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/SubscriptionsViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.LmxOpcUa.Client.UI.Tests/SubscriptionsViewModelTests.cs
@@ -132,4 +132,40 @@ public class SubscriptionsViewModelTests
     {
         _vm.NewInterval.ShouldBe(1000);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AddSubscriptionForNodeAsync_AddsSubscription()
+    {
+        _vm.IsConnected = true;
+
+        await _vm.AddSubscriptionForNodeAsync("ns=2;s=TestNode");
+
+        _vm.ActiveSubscriptions.Count.ShouldBe(1);
+        _vm.ActiveSubscriptions[0].NodeId.ShouldBe("ns=2;s=TestNode");
+        _vm.SubscriptionCount.ShouldBe(1);
+        _service.SubscribeCallCount.ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AddSubscriptionForNodeAsync_SkipsDuplicate()
+    {
+        _vm.IsConnected = true;
+
+        await _vm.AddSubscriptionForNodeAsync("ns=2;s=TestNode");
+        await _vm.AddSubscriptionForNodeAsync("ns=2;s=TestNode");
+
+        _vm.ActiveSubscriptions.Count.ShouldBe(1);
+        _service.SubscribeCallCount.ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AddSubscriptionForNodeAsync_DoesNothing_WhenDisconnected()
+    {
+        _vm.IsConnected = false;
+
+        await _vm.AddSubscriptionForNodeAsync("ns=2;s=TestNode");
+
+        _vm.ActiveSubscriptions.ShouldBeEmpty();
+        _service.SubscribeCallCount.ShouldBe(0);
+    }
 }