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6 restore a configuration file, 7 backup a configuration file – ZyXEL Communications ES-3148 Series User Manual

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Chapter 29 Maintenance

ES-3148 User’s Guide

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29.6 Restore a Configuration File

Restore a previously saved configuration from your computer to the Switch using the Restore
Configuration
screen.

Figure 136 Management > Maintenance > Restore Configuration

Type the path and file name of the configuration file you wish to restore in the File Path text
box or click Browse to locate it. After you have specified the file, click Restore. "config" is
the name of the configuration file on the Switch, so your backup configuration file is
automatically renamed when you restore using this screen.

29.7 Backup a Configuration File

Backing up your Switch configurations allows you to create various “snap shots” of your
device from which you may restore at a later date.
Back up your current Switch configuration to a computer using the Backup Configuration
screen.

Figure 137 Management > Maintenance > Backup Configuration

Follow the steps below to back up the current Switch configuration to your computer in this
screen.

1 Click Backup.
2 Click Save to display the Save As screen.
3 Choose a location to save the file on your computer from the Save in drop-down list box

and type a descriptive name for it in the File name list box. Click Save to save the
configuration file to your computer.