238 3Com® VCX V7111 VoIP Gateway User GuideModifying an ini FileTo modify the ini file:1 Get the ini file from the gateway using the Embedded Web Server (see Restoring andBacking up the Gateway Configuration).2 Open the file (the file is open in Notepad or a Customer-defined text file editor) andmodify the ini file parameters according to your requirements; save and close the file.3 Load the modified ini file to the gateway (using either BootP/TFTP utility or theEmbedded Web Server).This method preserves the programming that already exists in the device, including specialdefault values that were preconfigured when the unit was manufactured.Before loading the ini file to the gateway, verify that the extension of the ini file savedon your PC is correct: Verify that the check box Hide file extension for known filetypes (My computer>Tools>Folder Options>View) is unchecked. Then, confirm thatthe ini file name extension is xxx.ini and NOT erroneously xxx.ini.ini or xxx~.ini.The ini File StructureThe ini file can contain any number of parameters. The parameters are divided into groupsby their functionality. The general form of the ini file is shown in Figure 96.Figure 96 ini File Structure[Sub Section Name]Parameter_Name = Parameter_ValueParameter_Name = Parameter_Value; REMARK[Sub Section Name]The ini File Structure Rules The ini file name must not include hyphens or spaces, use underscore instead. Lines beginning with a semi-colon ; (as the first character) are ignored. A Carriage Return must be the final character of each line. The number of spaces before and after = is not relevant. If there is a syntax error in the parameter name, the value is ignored.
