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10.10 Transmitting configuration data
Instead of going through the tedious task of configuring every parameter of the BCL 558
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individually, you can also conveniently transfer configuration data.
In general, there are two possibilities for transferring configuration data between two
BCL 558
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bar code readers:
• Storage in a file and transfer using the webConfig tool
• Using the external parameter memory
10.10.1 Via the webConfig tool
With the webConfig tool, you can store entire configurations of the BCL 558
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on data carriers
and transfer them from these to the BCL 558
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.
This storage of configuration data is especially useful if you want to store basic configura-
tions which will require only minor changes.
In the webConfig tool, you store the configuration data via the buttons in the upper part of
the middle window of all submenus of the
Configuration
main menu.
Figure 10.18: Storing configuration data in the webConfig tool
10.10.2 With the external parameter memory
The use of the external parameter memory permits the easy replacement of a defective
BCL 558
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on site.
This requires an external parameter memory to be installed permanently to the USB connec-
tion of the BCL 558
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.
The BCL 558
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stores a copy of the current configuration in the external parameter memory.
This copy is immediately updated when the configuration is changed via the display or by
a primary host system (PC/PLC) via online commands.