Configuration Cloning (Backup Tab); Steps In A Nutshell; Save The Settings Of A Device (Backup); Upload The Settings To A Device (Restore) - Lightware HDMI-TPS-TX210 User Manual

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5.SoftwareControl-LightwareDeviceController
5.13. Configuration Cloning (Backup Tab)
ConfigurationcloningofLightwareLW3devicesisasimplemethodthateliminatestheneedtorepeatedly
configurecertaindevicestohaveidentical(non-factory)settings.Ifthedevicesareinstalledinthesame
typeofsystemmultipletimesthenitisenoughtosetuponlyonedevicetofittheuser'sneedsandthencopy
thosesettingstotheothers,thussavingtimeandresources.
5.13.1. Steps in a Nutshell
Installingmultipledeviceswiththesamecustomizedconfigurationsettingscanbedoneinafeweasysteps:
Step 1. ConfigureonedevicewithallyourdesiredsettingsusingtheLDCsoftware.
Step 2. Backupthefullconfigurationfiletoyourcomputer.
Step 3. Ifneeded,makesomemodificationstotheconfigurationfileusingatexteditor(e.g.Notepad).E.g.
modifyingthestaticIPaddressisnecessarywhenDHCPisnotused.
Step 4. Connecttotheotherdevicewhichhastobeconfiguredandupload(restore)yourconfigurationfile.
Step 5. Done!Youcanhaveasmanytotallyidentical,customizeddevicesasyoulike.
Backup tab
#backup #configurationcloning
Appliedfirmwarepackage:v1.2.0 | LDCsoftware:v2.2.0
HDMI-TPS-TX200series–User'sManual
5.13.2. Save the Settings of a Device (Backup)
Step 1. Applythedesiredsettingsinthetransmitter(portparameters,crosspoint,etc.)
Step 2. SelecttheSettings/Backup tab from the menu.
Step 3. Writeashortdescription in the text box on the left (optional).
Step 4. PresstheCreate a full backupbutton.Youwillbepromptedtosavethefiletothecomputer.Thedefault
filenameisthefollowing:
BACKUP_<DEVICE LABEL>_SN<SERIAL NUMBER>.LW3
Step 5. Setthedesiredfile name, select the folder and savethefile.
TIPSANDTRICKS:
Usingtheexactproducttypeinthefilenameisrecommendedsinceitmakesthefile
usagemorecomfortable.
About the Backup File
ThebackupfileisasimpletextfilewhichcontainsLW3protocolcommands.Thefirstlineisthedescription
andthefurtherlinesarethecommandswhichwillbeexecutedduringtherestoreprocess.Thefilecanbe
viewed(and/oredited)byasimpletexteditor,e.g.Notepad.
SeetheentirelistofsaveddataintheSpecificationssubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

ATTENTION! Editingthecommandlinesisonlyrecommendedforexpertusers.
5.13.3. Upload the Settings to a Device (Restore)

WARNING! Please note that the settings will be permanently overwritten with the restored parameters
in the device. Undo is not available.

ATTENTION! Thecloningissuccessfulwhenthebackupfileisdownloadedfromthesametypeofsource
device as the destination device.
The Restoring Process
Step 1. SelecttheSettings/Backup tab from the menu.
Step 2. Click on the Choose filebuttonontherightpanelandbrowsetothedesiredfile.
Step 3. Thefileisverifiedandtheresultwillbedisplayedinthetextboxbelow.Ifthefileiscorrect,thenthe
settingscanberestored.
Step 4. Choose IP settingswhatyouwanttouseafterbackup.Youcanapplysettingsfromthebackupfile,
keepactualsettings,setitmanuallyinadialogboxorapplyDHCP.
Step 5. PresstheStart restore process button and click on the Yes button when asked.
Step 6. Rebootthedevicetoapplythenetworksettingsafterfinishing.
5.13.4. Create and Restore Backups from the Device Memory
The transmitter is able to store one backup in its own memory which can be recalled. At first, save the
desiredsettingsasafile(seeabove)thenuploaditbytheUploadbutton.
WARNING!
Loading factory default settings will erase all presets which has been saved in the device
memory!
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