Perle Systems 5500161-40 manual System Administration Chapter, Managing Configuration Files

15 System Administration Chapter 15

Introduction

This chapter addresses the functions that the Admin user or a user with Admin Level privileges might do. This chapter uses the DeviceManager as the configuration method described in most administrative functions. As a general rule, administrative functions are accessed from the menu bar in the DeviceManager and under the Administration option in the WebManager’s navigation tree.

Managing Configuration Files

Saving Configuration Files

When you connect to the IOLAN using either DeviceManager or WebManager, the IOLAN’s active configuration file is loaded into the configurator. To save a backup of the configuration file locally, do the following:

zIn DeviceManager:

1.From the menu bar, select File, Save As.

2.In the Save As dialog box, specify a name and format for the file. Notice that you can save the file as either a .dme or a .txt file. Either file format can be imported into the DeviceManager and downloaded to the IOLAN in the future. The .dme is a binary file and the .txt file is a text file that can be viewed in any text editor.

3.Click Save.

zIn WebManager:

1.In the navigation tree, select the Administration option.

2.In the configuration area, click the Backup/Restore button.

3.In the Backup group box, select the format (Binary or Text) in which you want to save the file. Either file format can be imported into the DeviceManager and downloaded to the IOLAN in the future.

4.Click the Backup Configuration button.

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