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IES-1000 User’s Guide
Configuration Backup/Restore 14-1
This chapter describes the process for backing up your user settings (configuration) from the network
module onto your computer and how to restore them to the network module.
The network modules use FTP for configuration backup/restore through their built-in FTP servers. You can use
any FTP client (for example,
ftp.exe in Windows) to backup/restore the network module’s configuration.
14.1 Configuration Files of the Network Module
The network module uses configuration files to store the user’s settings, so they can be applied the next time the
network module is booted. The network module has the following two configuration files:
init = The system configuration file for the network module.
password = The configuration file for the console, Telnet and FTP password.
14.2 Configuration Backup
You can backup all or some configuration files from the network module to your computer. Backup the system
configuration by following the example shown next.
Connect to the network module with your favorite FTP client. The command for the network module is generally
C:\> ftp
at the computer command prompt.
Enter the User name (just press [ENTER]).
User:
Enter the management password (1234 by default).
Password: 1234
230 Logged in
Get the configuration files from the network module
ftp> get init
Quit FTP.
ftp> quit
14.3 Configuration Restore
You can restore configuration files from your computer to the network module. Restore the system configuration
by following the example shown next.
Chapter 14
Configuration Backup/Restore