diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ba811d..dfd5d4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 QRedis provides a modern Qt client library for communicating with a [Redis server](http://redis.io/). The code uses many new constructs introduced in [C++11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B11) and compiles exclusively with Qt 5, ensuring years of compatibility down the road.
 
+### Requirements
+
+To compile QRedis, the following requirements must be met:
+
+* GCC 4.6+ or Microsoft Visual C++ 2010+
+* Qt 5+
+
+*It is not necessary to have Redis installed in order to build the client library. However, you will be unable to run the test suite.*
+
 ### Building QRedis
 
 QRedis uses [CMake](http://www.cmake.org/) for building the client library, which simplifies the necessary steps across all supported platforms. Assuming you have Qt 5 installed in a location that CMake can find, the client library can be built with the following steps:
diff --git a/include/qredis/client.h b/include/qredis/client.h
index f6296a2..8935137 100644
--- a/include/qredis/client.h
+++ b/include/qredis/client.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef QREDIS_CLIENT_H
 #define QREDIS_CLIENT_H
 
+#include <QHostAddress>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ namespace QRedis
     class QREDIS_EXPORT ClientPrivate;
 
     /**
-     * @brief Provides access to a Redis server.
+     * @brief Provides access to a Redis server
      */
     class QREDIS_EXPORT Client : public QObject
     {
@@ -21,24 +22,48 @@ namespace QRedis
         public:
             
             /**
-             * @brief Connects to a Redis server.
+             * @brief Connects to a Redis server
              */
             Client();
 
             /**
-             * @brief Disconnects from the Redis server.
+             * @brief Disconnects from the Redis server
              */
             virtual ~Client();
 
-            void connectToHost();
+            /**
+             * @brief Attempts to connect to the specified Redis server
+             * @param address the address of the Redis server
+             * @param port the port that the Redis server is listening on
+             *
+             * If the connection was successful, the connected() signal will be
+             * emitted.
+             */
+            void connectToHost(const QHostAddress & address, quint16 port = 6379);
+
+            /**
+             * @brief Disconnects from the Redis server
+             */
             void disconnectFromHost();
 
+            /**
+             * @brief Sends the specified command to the Redis server.
+             * @return an object that may be used for obtaining the response
+             */
             Command * sendCommand();
 
         signals:
 
+            /**
+             * @brief Emitted when the client establishes a connection with the Redis server
+             */
             void connected();
 
+            /**
+             * @brief Emitted when the client disconnects from the Redis server
+             */
+            void disconnected();
+
         private:
 
             const QScopedPointer<ClientPrivate> d;
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index 1bb96e1..566295e 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -6,16 +6,25 @@ using namespace QRedis;
 Client::Client()
     : d(new ClientPrivate)
 {
+    connect(d->socket, &QTcpSocket::connected,    this, &Client::connected);
+    connect(d->socket, &QTcpSocket::disconnected, this, &Client::disconnected);
 }
 
 Client::~Client()
 {
 }
 
-void Client::connectToHost()
+void Client::connectToHost(const QHostAddress & address, quint16 port)
 {
+    d->socket.connectToHost(address, port);
 }
 
 void Client::disconnectFromHost()
 {
+    d->socket.disconnectFromHost();
+}
+
+Command * Client::sendCommand()
+{
+    return nullptr;
 }