Tutorial
3 - Configure Devices - Using dynamic Config Files and/or Passwords
There are several ways to deal with different
Config Files and/or Passwords. All methods are explained in the next paragrahs.
Download the used files
here.
1) Using the DeviceGroup File
Step 1 - Generating the DeviceGroup File
First, a basic DeviceGroup File should be generated. Please refer to "Tutorial
2 - Configure Devices - First Time Users" how to do so.
This DeviceGroup File can now be edited in any text editor, or better in a tool which
can handle csv files (Excel, OpenOffice...). After setting the config files and/or
passwords for each host, please save the file again as csv.
Step 2 - Using the DeviceGroup
File
In "Configure Devices" the following option is used to import the new DeviceGroup
File:
The DeviceGroup can also be edited in wktools. This option is useful for small changes
and can be found in the DeviceGroup Tab. Click on the cell you want to edit and
type in the new value. The changes are saved to the DeviceGroup file on every Tab
change, Start event or on ending the program.
2) Using Dynamic Config
Files
Step 1 - Using dynamic configs
With this method the following section in "Configure Devices" Settings Tab is used for different configs. The use
of dynamic User/Passwords is explained in the next section.
In "IP address File" set the file, where the hosts which you want to configure,
are listed.
Click the "dynamic" checkbox to activate the controls at the right hand side.
In "dyn Config Folder" specify the folder where all special config files are saved.
The file name for each config file must be the IP address, combined with the file
name extension, defined under "File extension".
It is also possible to set a default Config
file for the case where no special config file is found.
Example:
All used files:
For Settings Tab please look above.
Check your settings at the DeviceGroup Tab and choose the hosts you want to configure:
Step 2 - Adding dynamic Usernames/Passwords
Dynamic User/Pwasswords are set in the next step. The Usernames/Passwords are specified
in the beginning of each config file.
Example for 1.1.1.1.txt:
The Settings Tab would look like as follows. Please note that the "dynamic" Checkbox
in Password Settings Area is checked.
The final DeviceGroup:
3) Quick and Dirty - Multiple User/Passwords
The Quick and Dirty solution for multiple Passwords is to define them in the Password
field in the Settings Tab.
It is possible to define up to three different Usernames/Passwords.
The used format is: password1;;password2;;password3.
Example:
When logging in to a device the tool first tries the first password. If this fails
it uses the second one and so forth.