Epiphan Pearl - Manual (Page 290)

Pearl User Guide Save and restore device configuration
Save and restore device configuration
After completing configuration of your Pearl, it is good practice to save the system configuration so you may
restore it at a later date (i.e. after a change that wasn’t wanted, or after a factory reset). In addition to full
configuration backups, you can also save and restore configuration preset groups - see
Configuration presets
for details about that feature.
This section covers the following topics:
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Save device configuration
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Load a saved device configuration
Save device configuration
Pearl's web interface allows you to save the current system configuration to your admin computer's hard
drive. It’s good practice to do this before making any major changes to a working configuration and before
doing a firmware update.
The resulting backup file includes all non-default configuration settings for the system, except the
user passwords which are reset when a configuration is restored.
Configuration backup files are only guaranteed to work with the same firmware version with
which they were created. Normally there is no issue loading an older configuration file on a newer
release, but the reverse is not true and there are exceptions where older configuration files are
not supported in a new release.
To save the current system configuration:
1. Connect to the admin interface using your preferred connection mechanism. See Connect to the admin
interface .
2. Login as admin.
3. Select the Maintenance link in the Configuration menu; the maintenance page opens.
4. Click the Backup button next to Backup Current Configuration; the system performs a backup and
depending on your browser the file is either automatically downloaded or you are asked to save the
file.
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