Configuration Cloning (Backup Tab); Cloning Steps In A Nutshell; Save The Settings Of The Device (Backup) - Lightware HDMI-TPS-TX226 User Manual

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5.SoftwareControl-LightwareDeviceController
5.13. Configuration Cloning (Backup Tab)
TheconfigurationcloningofLightwareLW3devicesisasimplemethodthateliminatestheneedtorepeatedly
configurecertaindevicestohaveidentical(non-factory)settings.Ifthedevicesareinstalledinthesame
typeofsystemmultipletimesthenitisenoughtosetuponlyonedevicetofittheuser'sneedsandthencopy
thosesettingstotheothers,thussavingtimeandresources.

ATTENTION! Macroscannotbesavedintothebackupfile.IfyouhavemacrosstoredinaConfiguration
slot,downloaditseparatelyanduploaditinthetargetdevice.
#backup #configurationcloning
Backup tab
Appliedfirmwarepackage:v1.3.2b3 | LDCsoftware:v2.5.7b2
HDMI-TPS-TX200series–User'sManual
5.13.1. Cloning Steps in a Nutshell
Installingmultipledeviceswiththesamecustomizedconfigurationsettingscanbedoneinafeweasysteps:
Step 1. ConfigureonedevicewithallyourdesiredsettingswiththeLDCsoftware.
Step 2. Backupthefullconfigurationfiletoyourcomputer.
Step 3. Ifneeded,makesomemodificationstotheconfigurationfileusingatexteditor(e.g.Notepad).E.g.
modifyingthestaticIPaddressisneededwhenDHCPisnotused.
Step 4. Connecttotheotherdevicewhichhastobeconfiguredandupload(restore)yourconfigurationfile.
Step 5. Done!Youcanhaveasmanytotallyidentical,customizeddevicesasyoulike.
ATTENTION!
Macroscannotbesavedintothebackupfile.IfyouhavemacrosstoredinaConfiguration
slot,downloaditseparatelyanduploaditinthetargetdevice.
5.13.2. Save the Settings of the 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 TYPE>_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.

ATTENTION! Editingthecommandlinesisrecommendedforexpertusersonly.
SeetheentirelistofsaveddataintheContent of the Backup File
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