TB8100 Service Kit User’s Manual Working With Base Station Configurations 49Working With Base Station ConfigurationsBase stations are programmed with many configuration settings. Using theService Kit, you can view these settings, change them, and then program theminto the base station. You can also create a new configuration from a templateand save a configuration to a file.Q Configuration works differently from other Service Kit functions. Once youare logged on, you can monitor the base station but you can’t yet view itsconfiguration. First you must click the Read icon, which instructs the basestation to supply its configuration information.Q Programming the base station with a new configuration can only be donewhen the base station is in Standby mode.Q You can obtain configuration information from a base station, from aconfiguration file, or from a configuration template.Figure 1: Obtaining Configuration InformationWays of workingwithconfigurationsThere are several different methods that you can use to create and maintain basestation configurations.Q Read the base station’s configuration, modify it, and program the changedconfiguration back into the base station.Q Create a template from a base station’s configuration and use it to createconfigurations for other base stations.Q Export one base station’s channels or task list and import it into other basestations.File > NewBase StationReadChannelsfile Existing BaseStationTask ItemsfileProgramOn-ScreenConfigurationInformationTemplatesConfigurationsFile > SaveFile > OpenImportImportExportExportFile > Saveas Template
