Configuration Files contain collections of NetRS control settings. They
are based on the Linux configuration files that are used internally to
configure the various functions in the NetRS. Configuration Files can
be used to record the settings of these controls. At a later time, the
Configuration File can be applied to the NetRS to set the
controls back to a known state. It is also possible to transfer the
controls from one NetRS system to another, to make one system a
clone of the other.
The Configuration Files control page is available as a sub-menu under
the main menu item Receiver Configuration. Through this page you can:
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Create a new Configuration File, containing one or more groups of
related control settings.
Click on
Create New Configuration File
to access the controls to name and select the contents of the new
collection of control settings.
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View a list of any Configuration Files that have been created on or
uploaded into the NetRS.
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View the contents of any existing Configuration File.
Clicking on the name of one of the files will display its contents
at the bottom of the page. This is for informational and debugging
purposes only. The contents of the files, though readable, is not
documented sufficiently for general use.
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Apply the contents of an existing Configuration File to the controls
of the NetRS.
Click an 
Apply button to
apply the settings in a Configuration File to the NetRS receiver.
NOTE:This process will require rebooting your NetRS system,
which can take several minutes. Communications with the NetRS will be
lost during this reboot.
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Download an existing Configuration File to the computer hosting your
browser.
Click a
Download button to download a
Configuration File to your local machine. The downloaded Configuration
File can then be uploaded and applied to other NetRS receivers.
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Upload an existing Configuration File from the computer hosting your
browser into the NetRS.
Click the
Upload Configuration File link
below the file list to transfer an existing Configuration File from your
local machine to the NetRS receiver.
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Delete an existing Configuration File.
Click on the 
button to delete that
Configuration File from the NetRS receiver. Removing a configuration
file from the receiver has no effect on the current receiver settings,
even if the file being deleted was used to configure the receiver.
Configuration Files can be used to apply a specific set of configuration
settings to a network of receivers. This provides a convenient way to
ensure that all receivers in the network are configured with the same
settings without having to manually set all the individual controls.
Note that if this is done, certain groups of controls should NOT be
included as part of the configuration. For example, it is unlikely that
the System Name (included with the Save Everything option) would be
appropriate, since each NetRS is likely to need a separate System Name.
Similarly, if static IP addresses are being used, copying the Network
Setup information would result in the same static IP address on all
units, which is likely to be a faulty setup.
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