Patent ID: 7321967

Claim:
A method for configuring a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs) mounted in a cabinet, wherein each PCB has a corresponding set of capabilities, the method comprising: providing an initial configuration describing a first set of capabilities corresponding to each PCB as currently configured; modifying the initial configuration through a user interface to produce a new configuration describing a second set of capabilities corresponding to each PCB after configuring is complete; saving the initial configuration as modified by the user interface to be the new configuration; and configuring the plurality of PCBs according to the new configuration, wherein modifying the initial configuration further comprises: displaying on screen a representation of each PCB, arranged in a first arrangement, such that the first arrangement corresponds generally to a second arrangement of the plurality of PCBs; selecting at least one PCB to be modified; and modifying at least one capability in the first set of capabilities for the at least one selected PCB.