Adder Technology 1000 manual Saving and restoring configuration settings

Saving and restoring configuration settings

The AdderView CATx 1000 can store up to 256 computer names and 5 sets of user access rights in addition to the ADMIN user account. Particularly in cascaded configurations, manually re-entering all computer names, port numbers and access rights can be a lengthy process. Therefore, the AdderView CATx 1000 provides a method to save and, if required, restore configuration settings using its serial port. Further to this, the saved file can be opened

and edited within a text editor or spreadsheet and then restored back to the AdderView CATx 1000 – a useful way to make multiple setup changes.

Note: You must be logged-in as the ADMIN user for this procedure.

Preparations for configuration save/load

•Download the Adder Data Transfer utility - contact Adder Technical Support for details.

•Connect the serial port on the rear panel of the AdderView CATx 1000, labelled OPTIONS, to a serial port on your computer using the optional serial flash upgrade cable. See Appendix 2 for pin-out specifications.

		O
		P
		T
		IO
		N
		S
5
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2.		1
0
	A	6

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To transfer configuration settings

1Run the Adder Data Transfer utility on the computer that is connected to the AdderView CATx 1000 Options serial port. The utility has a single window:

2Click the Configuration button and ensure that the appropriate serial port of the computer is selected.

3Click the Browse... button to locate or create a text file that will either provide or receive the AdderView CATx 1000 data.

4Choose the direction of data flow:

•Click the Unit to File button to download the existing AdderView CATx 1000 configuration to the selected text file, or

•Click the File to Unit button to upload the contents of the file to the AdderView CATx 1000 unit.

A pop-up dialog box will request you to set-up the unit to either send or receive RS232 data.

5Using the local port of the AdderView CATx 1000 unit, display the Configuration menu. Note: You must be logged-in as the ADMIN user.

6Select the ‘Functions’ option.

7Select either ‘Send Data to RS232 port’ (if you chose the Unit to File button) or ‘Read Data from RS232 port’ (if you chose the File to Unit button).

8On the computer, click the OK button of the pop-up dialog box to begin downloading or uploading. The process will end automatically when all data have been transferred.

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