Using the File Navigator

The File Navigator tab in DashBoard enables you to quickly navigate, manage, and update device configuration files. A device configuration file stores the configuration of a specific device. This functions much like the DataSafe feature for openGear cards where you can save the settings of one device to a file and recall that same file to a device of the same model. The File Navigator enables you to edit the settings of a device separate from the actual device, allowing you to store the new configuration as a separate file or update the current one.

Just like the other tree views, the File Navigator tab displays device configuration files in a hierarchy. But the hierarchy is determined by the folder organization on your computer. Note that when you collapse a folder in the File Navigator tab, every device file under the folder is disconnected.

To display a File Navigator tab:

1.Select Views from the main toolbar.

2.Select File Navigator to display a new File Navigator tab in the DashBoard window.

To display your device files in a File Navigator tab:

1.Click add_conn.jpg on the File Navigator toolbar to display the Browse For Folder dialog box.

2.Navigate to the folder on your computer where your device configuration files are stored.

3.Select OK to close the dialog box and update the tree view in the File Navigator tab. The selected folder is displayed.

To edit a device file:

1.In the tree view of the File Navigator tab, expand the node of the folder to view a list of available device configuration files. You can also search the file hierarchy by entering text in the Filter field.

2.Double-click the file you wish to edit to establish a connection to it. The icon will no longer be grayed-out.

3.Display a Device Editor tab in the DashBoard window.

4.Configure the device parameters as required. An asterisk (*) displays on the File Navigator tab and on the applicable Device Editor tab whenever there are unsaved changes in a device configuration file. The file that has unsaved changes is also set in blue in the File Navigator tab.

5.Save your changes using one of the options in the File menu. You can also use the provided buttons on the DashBoard main toolbar.

To remove a device file from the File Navigator tab:

1.In the tree view of the File Navigator tab, select the file you wish to remove. Note that this does not delete the file from your computer.

2.Click delete.jpg on the File Navigator toolbar.

3.Click OK.

To refresh a directory:

1.Right-click the folder in the tree view of the File Navigator tab.

2.Click Reload.