A method for the configuration of a multi-static measuring device with an antenna arrangement, which is formed from several antenna clusters, each of which comprises several transmitting antennas and several receiving antennas, is characterized by the formation of configuration groups and associated group apertures. A configuration group is configured through the allocation of a subset of the antenna clusters of the antenna arrangement to a configuration group. At least one subset of the antenna clusters of this configuration group is configured as a receiving cluster in which exclusively the receiving antennas are activated. At least one subset of the antenna clusters of the configuration group are configured as transmitting clusters by activating the transmitting antennas. Microwave signals radiated from all transmitting antennas of all transmitting clusters of the configuration group and reflected on an object are measured in every receiving antenna of the receiving clusters of the configuration group.