Allied Telesis AT-WA7500, AT-WA7501 Saving Configuration Changes, Configuration File Description

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Saving Configuration Changes

When you are done configuring the access point, you may want to activate your changes immediately or you may want to save the changes now and activate them later. If you choose to activate the changes later, they will become active the next time the access point is booted.

Table 11. Access Point Configuration Files

Configuration File	Description
Default	This configuration file is the factory default
	configuration. For help, see “Restoring the
	Access Point to the Default Configuration” on
	page 239.
Current	When you click Submit Changes, the access
	point updates the current configuration file. The
	access point does not change the active
	configuration file. You can see a list of pending
	changes when you click Save/Discard Changes.
	Having separate files for the current and active
	configurations lets you make changes while the
	access point is running without interrupting
	communication.
Saved	When you click Save/Discard Changes > Save
	Changes without Reboot, the access point copies
	the current configuration file to the saved
	configuration file. Having separate files for the
	saved and active configurations lets you make
	changes while the access point is running without
	interrupting communication.
Active	When you click Save/Discard Changes > Save
	Changes and Reboot, the access point copies
	the current configuration file to the active
	configuration file. The active configuration file is
	the file that the access point uses.

Note

For the 802.11g radio, when you configure some of the advanced configuration parameters, you can immediately activate the changes without rebooting the access point. For instructions, see “Applying Hot Settings” on page 108.

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