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Offline Configuration
Overview
Offline Configuration refers to configuring a device when the device is not physically present or
communicating with the application. This process enables you to create and save a configuration for a
device, even when the device is not there physically. Later when the device becomes available with
live communication, the same configuration can be downloaded to the device. This feature enables
you to save on device commissioning time and even helps you to replicate the configuration in
multiplicity of devices with lesser efforts. Currently, FDC does not support creating offline
configuration. However, it supports importing of offline configuration from FDM R310 or later
versions. The configurations thus imported can be downloaded to the device from FDC.
The following are the tasks that you need to perform for importing offline configuration in FDC
application software and then downloading it to the device.
•
Create offline configuration template in FDM
•
Save the configuration in FDM in FDM format.
•
Import the offline configuration in FDC
•
Download the offline configuration to the device
Note:
For details on creating and using offline configuration, refer to section Offline configuration in
FDM User’s Guide.
Importing offline configuration
Using this feature you can import offline configuration template. The offline configuration template
has to be created in FDM and saved in FDM format. Copy the .fdm files into the storage location of
the FDC.
To import an offline configuration, perform the following steps.
6.
On the FDC homepage, tap Offline Configuration > Select.
The
Offline Configurations
page appears.
7.
Tap
Options
>
Import
.
The
Select a File
dialog box appears.
8.
Navigate to the location where the offline configuration template is stored.
9.
Select the required offline configuration template from the list.
10.
Double-tap and the offline configuration template is imported.
A success message appears.
Note
: In case if the offline configuration template is already imported, an overwrite message
appears.
11.
Tap
OK
to return to the
Offline Configurations
page. The device details appear on the bottom
of the page.
