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Configuration Via File

You can download configuration files from the device to your management station. By doing so you can edit the device configuration via the saved file, and return it to the device or send it to another device.

The configuration file is sent in BER format. You can translate the BER file to an ASCII file for editing, and then translate it back so that the device can understand it.

To download the configuration file:

  1. From the File menu, point to Configuration File, and choose Receive From Device.
    The Get Configuration From Device window opens.
  2. In the File Name field, enter the name you want to assign to the file. Alternatively, click Browse to search the directory tree for the file.
    The file will be saved in the directory <ConfigWare_Install_Dir>/NMS/Configuration.
  3. Optionally check the External TFTP Server IP Address check box.
    If do not want to use the default TFTP server provided with the device, check the External TFTP Server IP Address check box, and enter the IP address of the machine running the server. If you use an external TFTP server, the configuration file is saved in the location configured in that server. To use the default TFTP server, do not check the box.
  4. Click .
    The status of the download is displayed in the Progress Status field.

To edit the configuration file:

  1. From the File menu, point to Configuration File, and choose Edit File.
    The Edit Config File window opens.
  2. In the Ber Formatted File field, enter the name of the file you want to edit. Alternatively, click Browse to search the directory tree for the file.
  3. In the ASCII Formatted File field, enter the name of the ASCII file you want to create.
  4. In the Direction field, choose BER to ASCII to convert the file.
  5. Click .
    The status of the conversion is displayed in the Progress Status field.
  6. To edit the configuration file click Edit ASCII File.
    The Edit File Edit Config File window opens.
  7. Make your changes to the file, save and close the Edit File Edit Config File window.
  8. In the Direction field, choose ASCII to BER to convert the file back.
  9. Click .
    You can now return the file to the device or send it to another device.

To send the configuration file to a device:

  1. From the File menu, point to Configuration File, and choose Send To Device.
    The Send Configuration To Device window opens.
  2. In the File Name field, enter the name you want to send. Alternatively, click Browse to search the directory tree for the file.
    ConfigWare will look for the file in the directory <ConfigWare_Install_Dir>/NMS/Configuration.
  3. Optionally check the External TFTP Server IP Address check box.
    If do not want to use the default TFTP server provided with the device, check the External TFTP Server IP Address check box, and enter the IP address of the machine running the server. To use the default TFTP server, do not check the box.
  4. Click .
    The status of the upload is displayed in the Progress Status field.