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 To learn more about configuration, please see [[MX Administrative Interface]] and [[Cumulus.ini]] articles.
+In the earlier MX releases, some settings can be changed in the admin graphical interface (these are labelled read-write), but some (labelled read-only) must be configured by stopping Cumulus and editing the configuration file.
-It is important to see that whilst most settings can be done in the admin graphical interface, a few are read-only and must be done in latter file (with Cumulus MX stopped)
+More recent releases simplify the process, all settings can be configured using the interface.  So if this is your first use of Cumulus MX (even if you used the legacy Cumulus before), then on first starting the software, you can configure all the settings. Now stop and restart MX to ensure all those settings are picked up.
-=== Issues when don't have existing MX Cumulus.ini file===
+===General Issues when configuring===
 '''If you have not used Cumulus before''', there is useful guidance in various other articles that is not repeated here (it may seem a lot to read, but reading these instructions may save you from days of issues:
 *The settings available will vary depending on which release of MX you are installing/running
-*To learn more about what MX can do, please see [[About Cumulus]] article
+**You need to work through all the settings web pages in the interface, to ensure that you have made all the settings needed for your set up.
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+**Please note that some settings are related (e.g. you need to enable real-time before any real-time actions can be selected; equally you need to enable moon image generation before you can tick the moon upload option; these are just the 2 most common errors)
-**Also note that some settings are related (e.g. you need to enable real-time before any real-time actions can be selected; equally you need to enable moon image generation before you can tick the moon upload option; these are just the 2 most common errors)
 *For general advice relating to [[:Category:Cumulus MX| various MX issues]], study all the links in that category
 *For [[What to do when I have a problem with MX]], follow that link
 *An article that needs someone to spend a lot of time improving it is [[Cumulus MX FAQ]], but the article could be useful
-**The cumulus 1 [[FAQ]] might help (e.g. how to upload past data), but use with caution as Cumulus 1 and MX are very different in how they do many actions
 *If you were using the original (now leagcy) Cumulus software, please read [[Migrating_from_Cumulus_1_to_MX]], although that is mostly directed at those using MX on the same Windows PC as they used for Cumulus 1, it will help you understand configuration differences.
 *If you previously ran MX on a Microsoft Windows PC, and now intend to run MX on your RPi, be aware that the characters terminating each line in any files copied across may need editing (see next sub-section).
-===Issues when had a Cumulus.ini file on Windows before===
+===Configuration Issues when moving from Windows to Linux===
 Remember as mentioned earlier, the configuration file [[Cumulus.ini]] may need editing to update port names, any command locations, and to update file locations.