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PORT MANAGER SWITCHES
After you have configured the Port Manager Switch to fit the requirements of
your application, configuration parameters can be downloaded to your PC
and saved as an ASCII text file. Later, if the configuration is accidentally
altered or deleted, the file with the saved parameters can be uploaded to
automatically reconfigure the PM Switch without the need to manually
redefine each parameter.
The saved parameters can also be uploaded to other PM Switch units. This
allows rapid setup when several PM Switch units will be configured with the
same parameters.
This chapter describes the procedures for using ProComm to save and load
PM Switch parameters. Note that this procedure can also be adapted for use
with other communications programs.
7.1 Sending Parameters to a File
1. Start ProComm and access the PM Switch Command Mode.
2. Use the /P command to disable the PM Switch’s echo feature as
described in
Section 5.3.4
. When the Port Configuration menu is
displayed, option 12 is used to enable or disable the echo feature.
3. Press the [Page Down] key.
4. The ProComm Download Menu will appear. Select “(A) ASCII”.
ProComm will display a prompt which reads “ASCII DOWNLOAD -
Please enter file name”.
5. Type in a name for the file that will contain the saved PM Switch
parameters, using the full path and drive designation
(“C:\PMSWITCH.PAR”, for example), then press [Enter].
7. Saving Configuration Parameters
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