User guide

Configuring the AirLink Device
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Creating a Template
If you have a device configuration that works well for your needs, you can use
ACEmanager to save that device’s configuration as a template and then apply it to
other Sierra Wireless AirLink devices.
Templates can be created as either feature-specific or for all configurable
features. Feature-specific templates are quicker and more reliable to apply from
one device to another. Because only specific feature fields are included in the
template, all other configuration elements are not altered. This allows for different
configurations for particular features not to be overwritten. Feature-specific
templates are also more reliable since they are less likely to include configuration
fields for features not present in the target device.
Templates which are to include every configurable field in the device are more
useful for troubleshooting purposes than for transferring feature configurations
from one device to another.
To create a template with ACEmanager:
1. Configure your AirLink device in ACEmanager.
2. Click on Apply (in the upper right hand corner of the ACEmanager screen) so
that the configuration settings write to the device.
a. For feature-specific templates, check the boxes in front of the specific
fields to be saved to the template. This allows you to have a template
covering only the configuration items you want imported into another
device. For tables, click the box at the top of the table to include the entire
table.
b. For templates with all configurable fields, do not check any of the boxes.
3. Click on Download to save the template. A confirmation dialog box displays.
Figure 2-3: ACEmanager: Download Template Message
Note: There will be a time delay as the template downloads. A yellow-lit text message of
the downloading process displays.
4. Click on OK. The File Download box displays.