diff --git a/scripts/bench-client.sh b/scripts/bench-client.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f60d19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bench-client.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# scripts/bench-client.sh — M8 benchmark harness (Client side)
+# Runs the simulator locally, pointing to a remote substrate server.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+SUBSTRATE_IP="${1:-}"
+if [[ -z "$SUBSTRATE_IP" ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: ./scripts/bench-client.sh <SUBSTRATE_IP>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+WARMUP_S="${WARMUP_S:-20}"
+WINDOW_S="${WINDOW_S:-50}"
+RATE_HZ="${RATE_HZ:-100}"
+BUILD="${BUILD:-release}"
+
+SIMULATOR="$ROOT/target/$BUILD/simulator"
+if [[ ! -x "$SIMULATOR" ]]; then
+    echo "Building simulator..."
+    cargo build --release -p simulator
+    SIMULATOR="$ROOT/target/release/simulator"
+fi
+
+ENTITIES_LIST=(10000 50000 100000 200000)
+LOSS_LIST=(0 1 5)
+
+for entities in "${ENTITIES_LIST[@]}"; do
+    devices=$(( entities / 5 ))
+    for loss in "${LOSS_LIST[@]}"; do
+        echo ""
+        echo "=================================================="
+        echo "Configuration: $entities entities, $loss% loss"
+        echo "=================================================="
+        read -p "Press Enter to start simulator for $((WARMUP_S + WINDOW_S + 5)) seconds..." </dev/tty
+        
+        sim_args=(
+            --addr "$SUBSTRATE_IP:9000"
+            --profile industrial
+            --rate-hz "$RATE_HZ"
+            --count 0
+            --devices "$devices"
+        )
+        
+        # Run in background
+        RUST_LOG=warn "$SIMULATOR" "${sim_args[@]}" &
+        SIM_PID=$!
+        
+        sleep_time=$((WARMUP_S + WINDOW_S + 5))
+        echo "Simulator running. Waiting ${sleep_time}s..."
+        sleep "$sleep_time"
+        
+        kill -TERM "$SIM_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+        wait "$SIM_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    done
+done
+
+echo "All benchmark client runs complete!"
diff --git a/scripts/bench-loss.sh b/scripts/bench-loss.sh
index ea993a1..0a4780e 100755
--- a/scripts/bench-loss.sh
+++ b/scripts/bench-loss.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ WINDOW_S="${WINDOW_S:-50}"
 RATE_HZ="${RATE_HZ:-100}"
 BUILD="${BUILD:-release}"
 IFACE="${IFACE:-eth0}"
+RUN_SIMULATOR="${RUN_SIMULATOR:-1}"
 
 OUT_CSV="${OUT_CSV:-data/loopback/final_table.csv}"
 
@@ -46,11 +47,19 @@ done
 
 step "Building ($BUILD)"
 if [[ "$BUILD" == "release" ]]; then
-    cargo build --release -p substrate -p simulator >/dev/null
+    if [[ "$RUN_SIMULATOR" -eq 1 ]]; then
+        cargo build --release -p substrate -p simulator >/dev/null
+    else
+        cargo build --release -p substrate >/dev/null
+    fi
     SUBSTRATE="$ROOT/target/release/substrate"
     SIMULATOR="$ROOT/target/release/simulator"
 else
-    cargo build -p substrate -p simulator >/dev/null
+    if [[ "$RUN_SIMULATOR" -eq 1 ]]; then
+        cargo build -p substrate -p simulator >/dev/null
+    else
+        cargo build -p substrate >/dev/null
+    fi
     SUBSTRATE="$ROOT/target/debug/substrate"
     SIMULATOR="$ROOT/target/debug/simulator"
 fi
@@ -116,14 +125,19 @@ for entities in "${ENTITIES_LIST[@]}"; do
             fi
         fi
 
-        sim_args=(
-            --profile industrial
-            --rate-hz "$RATE_HZ"
-            --count 0
-            --devices "$devices"
-        )
-        RUST_LOG=warn "$SIMULATOR" "${sim_args[@]}" >"$LOG_DIR/sim_${entities}_${loss}.log" 2>&1 &
-        SIM_PID=$!
+        if [[ "$RUN_SIMULATOR" -eq 1 ]]; then
+            sim_args=(
+                --profile industrial
+                --rate-hz "$RATE_HZ"
+                --count 0
+                --devices "$devices"
+            )
+            RUST_LOG=warn "$SIMULATOR" "${sim_args[@]}" >"$LOG_DIR/sim_${entities}_${loss}.log" 2>&1 &
+            SIM_PID=$!
+        else
+            echo -e "\n${BOLD}Ready for: $entities entities, $loss% loss${RESET}"
+            read -p "Press Enter to begin recording (ensure Mac simulator is started)..." </dev/tty
+        fi
 
         sleep "$WARMUP_S"
         snapshot_to "$BEFORE"
@@ -133,9 +147,11 @@ for entities in "${ENTITIES_LIST[@]}"; do
         sleep "$WINDOW_S"
 
         snapshot_to "$AFTER"
-        kill -TERM "$SIM_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
-        wait "$SIM_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
-        SIM_PID=""
+        if [[ "$RUN_SIMULATOR" -eq 1 ]]; then
+            kill -TERM "$SIM_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+            wait "$SIM_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+            SIM_PID=""
+        fi
 
         rec_after=$(get_value "$AFTER" 'substrate_received_total\{tier="t1"\}')
         drop_after=$(get_value "$AFTER" 'substrate_dropped_total\{tier="t1"\}')
diff --git a/scripts/setup-cm5.sh b/scripts/setup-cm5.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..532c82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/setup-cm5.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# scripts/setup-cm5.sh — CM5 Provisioning
+# Installs necessary dependencies on the CM5 via SSH and syncs the repository.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+CM5_HOST="${1:-}"
+CM5_USER="${2:-pi}"
+
+if [[ -z "$CM5_HOST" ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: ./scripts/setup-cm5.sh <CM5_IP_OR_HOSTNAME> [USERNAME]"
+    echo "Example: ./scripts/setup-cm5.sh 192.168.1.50 pi"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "=================================================="
+echo "1. Installing system dependencies on $CM5_HOST..."
+echo "=================================================="
+
+ssh -t "$CM5_USER@$CM5_HOST" << 'EOF'
+set -e
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y curl lsof iproute2 gawk build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev cmake rsync
+
+if ! command -v cargo &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Installing Rust toolchain..."
+    curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
+else
+    echo "Rust is already installed."
+fi
+EOF
+
+echo ""
+echo "=================================================="
+echo "2. Syncing codebase to CM5..."
+echo "=================================================="
+rsync -avz --exclude 'target' --exclude '.git' --exclude 'data' --exclude 'paper/_output' ./ "$CM5_USER@$CM5_HOST:~/quic_ecs_dt/"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=================================================="
+echo "✅ CM5 is configured and code is synced!"
+echo "=================================================="
+echo "To start the server benchmarking script, SSH into the CM5:"
+echo "  ssh $CM5_USER@$CM5_HOST"
+echo "  cd ~/quic_ecs_dt"
+echo "  source ~/.cargo/env"
+echo "  RUN_SIMULATOR=0 ./scripts/bench-loss.sh"