User's Manual

MDS 05-2806A01, Rev. E.1 MDS iNET 900 Series User’s Guide 97

3.9.2 Configuration Scripts Menu

Figure 3-55. Configuration Files Menu

• TFTP Host Address—IP address of the computer on which the

TFTP server resides. [

Any valid IP address]

• Filename—Name of file containing this unit’s configuration pro-

file that will be transferred to the TFTP server. The configura-

tion information will be in a plain-text ASCII format.

[

Any 40-character alphanumeric string] May require sub-directory,

for example:

conﬁg\inet-conﬁg.txt. (See “Using Conﬁguration

Scripts” on Page 98)

NOTE: The filename field is used in identifying the desired

incoming file and as the name of file being exported to the TFTP

server. Before exporting the unit’s configuration, you may want

to name it something that reflect the unit’s services or identifi-

cation.

•

TFTP Timeout—Time in seconds the TFTP server will wait for a

packet ACK (acknowledgment) from the transceiver before

suspending the file transfer. [

10 to 120 seconds; 10]

• Retrieve File—Initiate the file transfer of the configuration file

from TFTP server into the transceiver.

•

Send File—Initiate the file transfer from the transceiver’s current

configuration file to TFTP server.

NOTE: See Upgrading the Firmware on Page 93 for details on

setting up the TFTP server.

A Brief Description of Configuration Files

If you plan to have more than a few radios in your network, use the con-

figuration file feature to configure similar units from a common set of

parameters. There are over 50 user-controllable settings that can be used

to optimize the network and saved into a Configuration File. However,