Perle Systems STS User Manual

IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS User’s Guide, Version 3.6

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Chapter 15

This chapter addresses the functions that the Admin user or a user with Admin Level privileges might 
do. This chapter uses the DeviceManager as the configuration method described in most 
administrative functions. As a general rule, administrative functions are accessed from the menu bar 
in the DeviceManager and under the 

 option in the WebManager’s navigation tree.

When you connect to the IOLAN using either DeviceManager or WebManager, the IOLAN’s active 
configuration file is loaded into the configurator. To save a backup of the configuration file locally, do 
the following:

z

In DeviceManager, select 

, 

 from the menu bar. Notice that you can save the file as 

either a 

 or a 

file. Either file format can be imported into the DeviceManager and 

downloaded to the IOLAN in the future. The 

 is a binary file and the 

file is a text file 

that can be viewed in any text editor.

z

In WebManager, select under the 

 option, select 

. Click the 

 button.

You can download a configuration file to the IOLAN by doing the following:

z

In DeviceManager:

Connect to the IOLAN to retrieve the current configuration file.

Open the configuration file you want to download to the IOLAN by selecting 

, 

 and then browsing to the configuration file. This will replace the 

retrieved configuration file.

Select 

, 

IOLAN or click the 

 

button.

Reboot the IOLAN.

z

In WebManager:

Under the 

 option, select 

. 

Browse to the configuration file that you want to download to the IOLAN.

Click the 

 button.

Reboot the IOLAN.