Wavetronix Command Collector (CMD-DCx) - User Guide - Manual (Page 100)

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Click the Export Sensors button to take a snapshot of some or all of the current sensors
registered in Collector and output it to XML format. After clicking Export Sensors, a link
will appear allowing you to save the XML file to the local machine as a sensor configuration
backup.
Selecting All will export all current sensors in the system. To select only a subset of Col-
lector sensors, choose the Manual Select option to open a tree control showing all the
Collector sensors organized by network and collection status. Check the sensors to export
in the tree and click Export Sensors to create the XML file with only the selected sensors
included.
Note
Because of the different categories, each sensor will likely be listed in the tree in
multiple locations. Checking multiple boxes for the same sensor will have no effect-
-the XML output will only contain one entry for that sensor.
Collector supports two kinds of XML formats for sensor export: Simple and Full. Simple
XML contains the following small subset of sensor information:
˽ Sensor Type
˽ IP Address
˽ Port
˽ Multidrop ID
˽ Custom ID
˽ Location
˽ Description
˽ Collector ID
Full XML contains all sensor information including custom properties and driver information.
For Collector backup purposes, use the Full XML export option to ensure all sensor con-
figuration information is persisted. Use the Simple XML export if basic information about
the sensors currently registered in Collector is needed for other systems or applications.
The Import Collector Sensors box allows you to upload a previously saved sensor configu-
ration XML file to Collector. Uploading a sensor XML file for a sensor that already exists
will not create a duplicate of the current sensor configuration.