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1.  Click OK when the Export configuration to file OK message appears. 
2. You may use a standard text editor, such as Notepad under Windows, to view and modify the 
newly created configuration file. 
A1.8 Import Configuration 
The Import Configuration function is used to import an entire configuration from a text file to the 
Weidmüller switch. The Switch has to be unlocked to be able to use this function.This function can be 
used to transfer the configuration from one Weidmüller managed switch to another, by first using the 
Export Configuration function (described in the previous section) to save a switch configuration to a 
file, and then using the Import Configuration function. Perform the following steps to import a 
configuration: 
1. Highlight the switch (from the Ethernet Switch list in the Utility window's left pane), and then click 
the Import toolbar icon , or select Import Configuration from the Configuration menu. 










