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62 AVWorks Installer/User Guide
Managing Appliance Configuration Databases
An on-board database contains all of the settings for an appliance. This includes
network settings, AVRIQ configurations, SNMP settings and attached servers.
You may save this configuration information to a client-based file and, should
you ever need to replace your AutoView 1000R/2000R, restore the configuration
file to the new appliance and avoid manually configuring it.
NOTE: User account information is stored in the user database, not in the confi guration fi le.
For more information, see Managing User Databases in this chapter.
To read and save a confi guration to a fi le from an appliance:
1. Click the Tools tab in the AMP. The Tools dialog box appears.
2. Click the Save Appliance Confi guration button. The Save Appliance
Confi guration dialog box appears.
3. Click Browse and navigate to a location to save the Confi guration fi le. The
location appears in the Save To fi eld.
4. Click Save. The confi guration fi le is read from the appliance and saved to
the desired location. A progress window displays.
5. When complete, a message appears prompting you to confi rm the read
completion. Click OK to return to the main window.
To restore a confi guration fi le to an appliance:
1. Click the Tools tab in the AMP. The Tools dialog box appears.
2. Click the Restore Appliance Confi guration button. The Restore Appliance
Confi guration File dialog box appears.
3. Click Browse and navigate to the location where you stored the saved
confi guration fi le. The fi le name and location appears in the File name fi eld.
4. Click Restore. The confi guration fi le is written to the appliance. A progress
window displays.
5. When complete, a message appears prompting you to confi rm the write
completion. Click OK to return to the main window.
Managing User Databases
An on-board user database contains all the user accounts and access rights
assigned in an appliance. You can save this database to a client-based file and
use it to configure users on other appliances by restoring the user account file
to the new appliance.