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MONGOOSE

Design Manual

Working with Conﬁguration Files

For the Mongoose system to function properly, you must conﬁgure both the Mongoose and the RADs.

You conﬁgure such things as the audio routing, speciﬁc details for each connected RAD, and settings

for the Mongoose and the CobraNet network. e conﬁguration settings are described in detail in the

Mongoose Tracker help system.

ere are two ways to conﬁgure the Mongoose and RAD devices:

1. Create a conﬁguration ﬁle and then apply it to the appropriate device. is is the recommended

approach, especially when initially designing and installing a system. You can create this

conﬁguration ﬁle without having the hardware on hand, which makes this approach convenient

for the designer. When you apply the ﬁle to the Mongoose, its settings are actually saved to the

device. e saved conﬁguration ﬁle then serves as a backup in case you want to restore the device

to a known conﬁguration at a later time. You can also apply this ﬁle to additional Mongoose devices

that will be using the same or a similar conﬁguration.

2. Conﬁgure the device directly. Using the Mongoose software, you can view and directly edit the

current conﬁguration of a live Mongoose. Any changes you make to a live device’s conﬁguration

are immediately saved to the device (but not to a ﬁle). e changes take eﬀect immediately.

Because you could inadvertently make changes you did not intend, it is always a good idea to have a

backup conﬁguration ﬁle containing the desired settings for the device. is is why we recommend

that you always start with and keep a backup copy of a conﬁguration ﬁle.

Conﬁguration Issues to Note

ere are a few speciﬁc conﬁguration issues we want to bring to your attention. Keep these in mind when

creating your conﬁguration ﬁle and when providing installation instructions to your installer.

• If any of your Mongoose devices require static IP addresses, you or your installer must enter these

addresses directly into the device, as you cannot save these addresses in a conﬁguration ﬁle.

• e name for each Mongoose within a network should be unique. erefore, just as with static IP

addresses, the device name must be entered directly into the device.

• If you plan to use an SNMP MIB browser to manage your CobraNet network, you need to provide

a CobraNet IP address for the Mongoose. You must enter this information directly into the device.

Remember that you can manage basic CobraNet settings from the Mongoose control network.

You’ll need to use a MIB browser (or the CobraNet Disco software) only if you want to monitor

additional CobraNet settings. See the Mongoose Tracker help system for more details.

• CobraNet Bundle numbers are saved to the conﬁguration ﬁle. If you use the same conﬁguration on

multiple Mongoose devices within the same network, adjust the Bundle numbers as your design

dictates.

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