Configuration Cloning (Backup Tab); Cloning Steps In A Nutshell; Save The Settings Of The Device (Backup); Upload The Settings To A Device (Restore) - Lightware HDMI-TPS-RX110AY Series User Manual

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5.SoftwareControl-LightwareDeviceController
5.11. Configuration Cloning (Backup Tab)
TheconfigurationcloningofLightwareLW3devicesisasimplemethodthateliminatestheneedtorepeatedly
configurecertaindevicestohaveidentical(non-factory)settings.Ifthedevicesareinstalledinthesame
typeofsystemmultipletimesthenitisenoughtosetuponlyonedevicetofittheuser'sneedsandthencopy
those settings to the others, thus saving time and resources.
5.11.1. Cloning Steps in a Nutshell
Installingmultipledeviceswiththesamecustomizedconfigurationsettingscanbedoneinafeweasysteps:
Step 1. ConfigureonedevicewithallyourdesiredsettingswiththeLDCsoftware.
Step 2. Backupthefullconfigurationfiletoyourcomputer.
Step 3. Ifneeded,makesomemodificationstotheconfigurationfileusingatexteditor(e.g.Notepad).E.g.
modifying the static IP address is needed when DHCP is not used.
Step 4. Connecttotheotherdevicewhichhastobeconfiguredandupload(restore)yourconfigurationfile.
Step 5. Done! You can have as many totally identical, customized devices as you like.
#backup #configurationcloning
Backup tab
Appliedfirmwarepackage:v1.4.0 | LDCsoftware:v2.4.0b3
HDMI-TPS-RX110AY series – User's Manual
5.11.2. Save the Settings of the Device (Backup)
Step 1. Apply the desired settings in the transmitter (port parameters, crosspoint, etc.)
Step 2. Select the Settings/Backup tab from the menu.
Step 3. Writeashortdescription in the text box on the left (optional).
Step 4. Press the Create a full backupbutton.Youwillbepromptedtosavethefiletothecomputer.Thedefault
filenameisthefollowing:
Step 5. Set the desired file name, select the folder and savethefile.
TIPSANDTRICKS:
Usingtheexactproducttypeinthefilenameisrecommendedsinceitmakesthefile
usage more comfortable.
About the Backup File
ThebackupfileisasimpletextfilewhichcontainsLW3protocolcommands.Thefirstlineisthedescription,
andthefurtherlinesarethecommandswhichwillbeexecutedduringtherestoreprocess.Thefilecanbe
viewed(and/oredited)byasimpletexteditor,e.g.Notepad.

ATTENTION! Editing the command lines is only recommended for expert users.
See the entire list of saved data in the
5.11.3. Upload the Settings to a Device (Restore)
WARNING!
WARNING!: Please note that the settings will be permanently overwritten with the restored
parameters in the device. Withdrawal is not possible.

ATTENTION! ATTENTION!:Thecloningissuccessfulwhenthebackupfileisdownloadedfromthesame
type of source device as the destination device.
The Restoring Process
Step 1. Select the Settings/Backup tab from the menu.
Step 2. Click on the Choose file button on the right panel and browsethedesiredfile.
Step 3. The file is checked and the result will be displayed in the textbox below. If the file is correct, the
settings can be restored.
Step 4. Choose IP settingswhatyouwanttouseafterbackup.Youcanapplysettingsfromthebackupfile,
keep actual settings, set it manually in a dialog box or apply DHCP.
Step 5. Press the Start restore process button and click on the Yes button when asked.
Step 6. Rebootthedevicetoapplythenetworksettingsafterfinishing.
BACKUP_<DEVICE TYPE>_SN<SERIAL NUMBER>.LW3
Content of Backup File section.
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