Moxa has announced the release of MXconfig, a new software utility for configuring and deploying industrial network devices. MXconfig can be used with a wide range of Moxa industrial Ethernet switches and supports an impressive assortment of features well suited for industrial applications, including fast group configuration and deployment, link sequence detection, configuration overview and documentation, and user privilege settings. By making it extremely easy for users to configure large numbers of devices, MXconfig goes a long way to reducing setup and maintenance costs.
“MXconfig’s most attractive feature is its ability to configure a large number of devices simultaneously,” says Moxa product manager, Yiwei Chen. “By being able to deploy the same configuration settings, including IP addresses, redundancy protocols, and VLAN settings, across multiple Moxa switches, MXconfig not only significantly saves setup time, but also eliminates the inevitable configuration errors that arise when configuration is done manually. Configuration duplication is also available for users to easily copy the configuration from one device to a large number of other devices. The combination of easy configuration modification and regular firmware uploads is sure to greatly enhance maintenance efficiency.”
To ensure network availability while configuring VLAN or redundancy settings, MXconfig supports link sequence detection, which allows users to prioritise devices according to physical distance, ensuring that each device will be configured completely and in the proper order.
In addition to displaying information about individual devices, MXconfig also provides a mass configuration overview that allows users to see functional information for a large number of devices. It can also generate and export reports for easy management. Configuration files can be batch exported or one-to-all imported for future backup or quick re-installation.
MXconfig provides three levels of privilege security: admin, supervisor and operator, giving users the ability to set and manage critical functions that can have a big impact on network performance, such as general network settings, VLAN settings, redundancy protocols, and factory defaults, with the added versatility significantly enhancing management flexibility and security.
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