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Chapter 28 Maintenance

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Figure 92 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 display the Choose File screen (below) from which you can 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.

28.4 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 93 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.

28.5 Load Factory Default

Follow the steps below to reset the Switch back to the factory defaults.

1 In the Maintenance screen, click the Click Here button next to Load Factory Default

to clear all Switch configuration information you configured and return to the factory
defaults.