5.SoftwareControl-LightwareDeviceController
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Appliedfirmwarepackage:v1.5.0b3 | LDCsoftware:v2.5.9b2
5.10. Configuration Cloning (Backup Tab)
ConfigurationcloningofLightwareLW3devicesisasimplemethodthateliminatestheneedtorepeatedly
configurecertaindevicestohaveidentical(non-factory)settings.Ifthedevicesareinstalledinthesame
typeofsystemmultipletimesthenitisenoughtosetuponlyonedevicetofittheuser’sneedsandthencopy
those settings to the others, thus saving time and resources.
Backup tab in the Settings menu
5.10.1.
Steps in a Nutshell
Installingmultipledeviceswiththesamecustomizedconfigurationsettingscanbedoneinafeweasysteps:
Step 1.
ConfigureonedevicewithallyourdesiredsettingsusingtheLDCsoftware.
Step 2.
Backupthefullconfigurationfiletoyourcomputer.
Step 3.
Ifneeded,makesomemodificationstotheconfigurationfileusingatexteditor(e.g.Notepad).E.g.
modifying the static IP address is necessary 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.
ATTENTION!
Macroscannotbesavedintothebackupfile.IfyouhavemacrosstoredinaConfiguration
slot, download it separately and upload it in the target device.
5.10.2.
Save the Settings of a Device (Backup)
Step 1.
Apply the desired settings in the device (port settings, parameters, 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.
See the entire list of saved data in the
section.
ATTENTION!
Editing the command lines is only recommended for expert users.