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CHAPTER 5: Operation
5.19 Saving and Restoring the Computer/User Configuration to and from an
Excel Compatible File
The ServSwitch Duo/Quadro can store up to 512 computer names and 16 user
profiles that include names, passwords, and access rights to the computers. If you
have a cascaded system, it might take some time to enter all of the computer names
and port numbers and decide on the access rights that you’re going to grant to
each user profile. You don’t want to repeat that work any more than you have to.
Therefore, we’ve made it possible to attach an IBM PC compatible computer to the
ServSwitch Duo’s/Quadro’s RS-232 serial COMM port so that you can upload and
download configuration files between the Duo/Quadro and the computer.
Important: Only users logged into the Duo/Quadro as ADMIN can do this.
The file used to store the configuration settings can be loaded into a Microsoft
Excel ® spreadsheet and edited to make changes to computer names and access
rights. The edited information can then be loaded back into the Duo/Quadro.
5.19.1 S
AVING THE
C
ONFIGURATION
To save the menu names and configuration settings from the Duo/Quadro to the
PC, first prepare your system:
• Call Black Box Tech Support and follow their instructions to download the
DOS compatible programs SSREAD.EXE and SSWRITE.EXE. Move or copy
these programs to the PC that will be attached to the Duo/Quadro.
• Connect one of the PC’s serial COM ports to the Duo/Quadro’s COMM port
using a standard straight-through-pinned DB9 female to DB9 male RS-232
serial extension cable. One of these cables is included with the Duo/Quadro;
if it’s been misplaced or broken, replacements are available separately as
product code EDN12H-MF (specify length). If your PC’s COM port is a DB25
male connector rather than a DB9, you might also need a serial adapter such
as our product code FA521A.
Once this is done, take these steps:
1. Run the program SSREAD.EXE on the PC attached to the Duo/Quadro.
2. Log into the Duo/Quadro as ADMIN if you haven’t already done so.
3. From the Duo’s/Quadro’s main on-screen menu, press [F1] for MORE
MENUS.
4. Use the arrow keys to position the highlight bar over FUNCTIONS.