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Clone the Device Using a USB Flash Drive

Product support for
AltaLink C8130 / C8135 / C8145 / C8155 / C8170 Color Multifunction Printer
Article ID
KB0029402
Published
2020-06-15

Clone files contain configuration settings from your device. You can install the clone file on other printers, or keep the clone file as a backup of the configuration settings for your device. You can create and install a clone file using the Embedded Web Server, or a USB Flash drive.

Create and Install a Clone File in the Embedded Web Server
To create and install a clone file in the Embedded Web Server, use the Fleet Orchestrator feature. 

Create a Clone File on a USB Flash Drive

Before you begin, ensure that a USB port is enabled. For additional information, click on Configure, Modify or Verify USB Port Management.

Note: To create or install a clone file on a USB Flash drive, log in as an administrator.

To create a clone file on a USB Flash drive:

  1. Login as Administrator at the Control Panel. For additional information, click on Access and Login or Logout as System Administrator at the Control Panel or Embedded Web Server (EWS).

  2. At the control panel touch screen, touch Device > Tools.

  3. Touch General > Cloning.

  4. Insert a USB Flash drive into a USB port on the printer, then touch Create Clone File.  The device creates a clone file called cloning.dlm in the root directory on the USB Flash drive. The clone file contains all the printer configuration settings, except for unique settings, for example, the IP address.

  5. Click Close, then remove the USB Flash drive from the printer.

  6. Logout as Administrator at the Control Panel.  

Install a Clone File from a USB Flash Drive

Before you begin, ensure that the Cloning feature is enabled. 

Note: If the Cloning feature is disabled, a clone file does not appear in the file list on the USB Flash drive.

To install a clone file from a USB Flash drive:

  1. Insert the USB Flash drive into a USB port on the printer.

  2. At the control panel touch screen, touch Install File.

  3. Select the cloning.dlm file, then touch Install.

  4. To confirm the installation, touch Install.

  5. When prompted, remove the USB Flash drive from the USB port.

    Caution SymbolCAUTION: To avoid corrupting the installation, do not remove the USB Flash drive until directed to do so. After the clone file installation, the device restarts, then prints a Configuration Report. The cloned settings are effective when the device restarts.