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5.SoftwareControl-LightwareDeviceController
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Appliedfirmwarepackage:v1.4.0 | LDCsoftware:v2.4.0b3
5.11. Configuration Cloning (Backup Tab)
Backup tab
TheconfigurationcloningofLightwareLW3devicesisasimplemethodthateliminatestheneedtorepeatedly
configurecertaindevicestohaveidentical(non-factory)settings.Ifthedevicesareinstalledinthesame
typeofsystemmultipletimesthenitisenoughtosetuponlyonedevicetofittheuser’sneedsandthencopy
those settings to the others, thus saving time and resources.
5.11.1.
Cloning Steps in a Nutshell
Installingmultipledeviceswiththesamecustomizedconfigurationsettingscanbedoneinafeweasysteps:
Step 1.
ConfigureonedevicewithallyourdesiredsettingswiththeLDCsoftware.
Step 2.
Backupthefullconfigurationfiletoyourcomputer.
Step 3.
Ifneeded,makesomemodificationstotheconfigurationfileusingatexteditor(e.g.Notepad).E.g.
modifying the static IP address is needed when DHCP is not used.
Step 4.
Connecttotheotherdevicewhichhastobeconfiguredandupload(restore)yourconfigurationfile.
Step 5.
Done! You can have as many totally identical, customized devices as you like.
#backup #configurationcloning
5.11.2.
Save the Settings of the Device (Backup)
Step 1.
Apply the desired settings in the transmitter (port parameters, crosspoint, etc.)
Step 2.
Select the
Settings
/
Backup
tab from the menu.
Step 3.
Writeashort
description
in the text box on the left (optional).
Step 4.
Press the
Create a full backup
button.Youwillbepromptedtosavethefiletothecomputer.Thedefault
filenameisthefollowing:
BACKUP_<DEVICE TYPE>_SN<SERIAL NUMBER>.LW3
Step 5.
Set the desired
file name
, select the folder and
save
thefile.
TIPSANDTRICKS:
Usingtheexactproducttypeinthefilenameisrecommendedsinceitmakesthefile
usage more comfortable.
About the Backup File
ThebackupfileisasimpletextfilewhichcontainsLW3protocolcommands.Thefirstlineisthedescription,
andthefurtherlinesarethecommandswhichwillbeexecutedduringtherestoreprocess.Thefilecanbe
viewed(and/oredited)byasimpletexteditor,e.g.Notepad.
ATTENTION!
Editing the command lines is only recommended for expert users.
See the entire list of saved data in the
5.11.3.
Upload the Settings to a Device (Restore)
WARNING!
WARNING!: Please note that the settings will be permanently overwritten with the restored
parameters in the device. Withdrawal is not possible.
ATTENTION!
ATTENTION!
:Thecloningissuccessfulwhenthebackupfileisdownloadedfromthesame
type of source device as the destination device.
The Restoring Process
Step 1.
Select the
Settings
/
Backup
tab from the menu.
Step 2.
Click on the
Choose file
button on the right panel and
browse
thedesiredfile.
Step 3.
Thefileischeckedandtheresultwillbedisplayedinthetextboxbelow.Ifthefileiscorrect,the
settings can be restored.
Step 4.
Choose
IP settings
whatyouwanttouseafterbackup.Youcanapplysettingsfromthebackupfile,
keep actual settings, set it manually in a dialog box or apply DHCP.
Step 5.
Press the
Start restore process
button and click on the
Yes
button when asked.
Step 6.
Rebootthedevicetoapplythenetworksettingsafterfinishing.