Technicolor - Thomson TG585 V8 manual Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration

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2 Thomson Gateway Basics

2.3Backing Up/Restoring your Configuration

Introduction

Once you have configured your Thomson Gateway to your needs, it is recommended to backup your configuration for later use. This way you can always return to your working configuration in case of problems.

Backing up your configuration

Proceed as follows:

1Browse to the Thomson Gateway GUI.

2On the Thomson Gateway menu, click Configuration.

3In the Pick a task list, click Save or Restore Configuration.

4Under Backup current configuration, click Backup Configuration Now.

5The Thomson Gateway prompts you to save your backup file.

6Save your file to a location of your choice.

Warning

Do not edit the backup files, this may result in corrupt files making them worthless as a configuration backup.

Restoring your configuration

Proceed as follows:

1Browse to the Thomson Gateway GUI.

2On the Thomson Gateway menu, click Configuration.

3In the Pick a task list, click Save or Restore Configuration.

4Under Restore saved configuration, click Browse.

5Browse to your backup file and open it.

These files usually have .ini as extension.

6The Thomson Gateway restores your configuration.

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