LANconfig facilitates the configuration of various devices within a project with a range of functions that can be run on several devices at once. If the list in LANconfig contains multiple devices, just click on the device of your choice with the right mouse key to open a context menu offering the following actions:
- ConfigureOpens up the LANconfig configuration dialog for the selected device.
- CheckChecks if the selected device can be contacted.
- Configuration managementBack up the current device configuration as a configuration script or as an *.lcf file.
- Check for firmware updatesSearches for available firmware updates in the Firmware archive folder specified under .
- Upload new firmwareUploads firmware simultaneously to all selected devices.
- Restore configuration script from fileExecutes a configuration script for all selected devices.
- Open Telnet sessions, Open SSH sessionsOpens up multiple command-line consoles and sets up a Telnet or SSH connection to each device. LANconfig uses the external client programs configured in the settings. If no client programs are installed and specified, LANconfig cancels this action with an error message.
- Upload certificate or fileOpens the upload dialog for the internal file management of the device.
- Monitor devices, Monitor devices temporarilyStarts LANmonitor for monitoring of the selected devices.
- Monitor WLAN devicesStarts WLANmonitor and monitors the selected devices.
- Create trace outputOpens up multiple LANtracer windows and creates a separate trace output for each device.
- Set date/timeSets the same time on all selected devices.
Note: When setting the time, please observe the functions of the device as NTP client and NTP server.
- Check CC complianceChecks whether the configuration of the selected devices is CC compliant. This action is useful only for CC devices.
- RebootRestarts the selected devices.
- DeleteDeletes the selected devices from the LANconfig list.
- Cancel actionForces the cancellation of any running LANconfig action (such as a file upload).
- Properties Opens a dialog of shared properties. Here you can adjust any identical general and backup-related settings for multiple devices at the same time. Please be aware that this collective dialog does not present you all of the settings available with the device-specific properties dialog.
