Creating a recovery diskette, Backing up system files – Nortel Networks NN46110-602 User Manual
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Chapter 3 Administrative tasks 63
Nortel VPN Router Troubleshooting
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Type 5 (
Create A User Control Tunnel (IPsec) Profile
).
6
Enter the user ID that you plan to use to log in remotely to the VPN Router.
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Enter the password that you plan to use.
8
Enter the password again.
9
When you are prompted for an IP address, you can enter a static IP address
that is assigned to the user during the control tunnel connection. If an address
pool is configured, you do not need to enter a static IP address.
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“Creating a recovery diskette” on page 63
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Creating a recovery diskette
Before you upgrade the VPN Router, create a recovery diskette. You must
perform this task on the VPN Router itself. To create a recovery diskette:
1
Insert a blank diskette into the floppy drive.
2
Select Admin > Recovery and click Create Diskette.
Backing up system files
Before you upgrade, verify that a recent automatic backup was done in one of the
following methods:
1
If you are located at a remote site, connect to the VPN Router through a tunnel
(branch office or user control).
2
Select Admin > Auto Backup and ensure that a recent automatic backup was
performed to an FTP server.
3
If a recent backup does not exist, use the following steps to create the backup
on the Automatic Backup window:
a
Enter an IP address or host name, path, interval, FTP user ID, and
password.
Note: If you have a diskless system, for example, a VPN Router 1100,
the recovery image is stored in flash memory.