WTI PollCat NetLink, User Manual

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14. Saving NetLink Parameters
This chapter discusses NetLink functions related to saving and
restoring user-defined parameters. Two different functions are
discussed; saving parameters to flash memory, and saving
parameters to an ASCII file at your polling device.
14.1. Saving Parameters to Flash Memory
During configuration, newly defined parameters are first stored in
NetLink's temporary memory. Although these new parameters will
determine the unit's current setup, parameters stored in temporary
memory may be lost if there is a power interruption. To ensure
that setup parameters are retained, it is recommended to save
parameters to flash memory.
When parameters are changed, the unit will display a prompt to
notify the user that newly defined parameters have not been saved.
Main Menu item 7 is used to save parameters from temporary
memory to flash memory.
If the user exits from command mode without first saving new
parameters, NetLink will display a menu that offers the following
options:
·
Save and Exit: NetLink will save all configuration
parameters to flash memory and then exit.
·
Exit Without Saving: NetLink will exit from command mode
without saving parameters to flash memory. Newly defined
parameters will still be stored in temporary memory, but may
be lost if there is an interruption of power to the unit.
·
Restore Previous Parameters: Newly defined parameters
will be discarded and NetLink will be reconfigured with the
parameters that were previously saved to flash memory.
Note: Command ^B74 can also be used to save
user-defined NetLink parameters to flash memory.
As described in Section 18, Command ^B74 offers
the option save parameters to flash memory or
restore parameters from flash memory.
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