AIS/MAS/MRS/MSS Configuration Program User's Guide

Features of the Configuration Program

The Configuration Program provides a point-and click-interface for creating configurations for the various models of devices. Doing the following tasks with this interface is easier than using the command line interface:

• Saving a configuration for later completion.

• Retrieving an existing configuration from a device and either updating it or using it as a template for configuring another device.

• Using an existing configuration as a template for a different device.

• Configuring multiple protocols. (You may do them in any order unless there are inter-protocol dependencies.)

• Upgrading previously-created configurations to the current format. For example, you can upgrade a configuration that was created with a previous version of the configuration program to the current configuration program release.

• Verifying the completeness of a configuration before loading that configuration to a device.

• Using guided configuration, which displays dynamic help information for configuration tasks.

• Using context-sensitive helps for panels and parameters to get more information as needed.

• Saving configurations as backups or storing multiple versions for the same router.

• Using the command line facility to automate many tasks including reading, writing, sending, and retrieving configurations.

• Creating, editing, and reading ASCII-formatted configuration files.