Switched on: data management functions enabled, parameter data and identification data 
of the IO-Link device are stored permanently. 
Switched off: data management functions disabled, stored parameter data and 
identification data of the IO-Link device remain stored. 
Deleted: data management functions disabled, stored parameter data and identification 
data of the IO-Link device are deleted. 
Upload and download locked: 
Upload and download are off, no parameter data exchange takes place. Nevertheless, the 
IO-Link device communicates with the IO-Link port. 
Enable upload: 
If only the upload is enabled, the master always starts an upload of the parameter data. In 
this case, the upload is independent of the upload flag of the IO-Link device. If no data is 
stored in the Master Port, an upload likewise takes place. (e.g. after deleting the data or 
before the first data upload) 
Enable download: 
If only the download is enabled, the master always starts a download of the parameter data. 
In this case, the download is likewise independent of the upload flag of the IO-Link device.  
If no data is stored in the Master Port, there will be no parameter data exchange. 
Nevertheless, the IO-Link device communicates with the IO-Link port. 
Enable upload and download: 
If the upload and download are enabled, different parameter sets are distinguished 
depending on the upload flag of the IO-Link device. 
If no parameter data is stored in the IO-Link master port, an initial upload takes place. (e.g. 
after deleting the data or before the first data upload) 
If the upload flag is set on the IO-Link device, an upload of the parameter data always takes 
place.  
If no upload flag is set and parameter data has already been stored, a download of the 
parameter data always takes place. 
Note 
After uploading the parameterization data, the vendor ID and device ID of the 
connected IO-Link device remain stored until the last data sets are deleted. 
Validation takes place upon start-up of the connected IO-Link device. As a result, 
only IO-Link devices of the same type can be used for data management.