Adder Technology 1000 Network Card User Manual


 
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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.
To transfer configuration settings
1 Run 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:
2 Click the Configuration button and ensure that the appropriate serial port of
the computer is selected.
3 Click the Browse... button to locate or create a text file that will either
provide or receive the AdderView CATx 1000 data.
4 Choose 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.
5 Using the local port of the AdderView CATx 1000 unit, display the
Configuration menu. Note: You must be logged-in as the ADMIN user.
6 Select the ‘Functions’ option.
7 Select 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).
8 On 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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