Administration
Download/Backup Configuration File
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Download/Backup Configuration File
The WAP device configuration files are in XML format and contain all the
information about the WAP device settings. You can back up (upload) the
configuration files to a network host or TFTP server to manually edit the content or
create backups. After you edit a backed-up configuration file, you can download it
to the access point to modify the configuration.
The WAP device maintains these configuration files:
•Startup Configuration—The configuration file saved to flash memory.
•Backup Configuration—An additional configuration file saved on the WAP
device for use as a backup.
•Mirror Configuration—If the Startup Configuration is not modified for at
least 24 hours, it is automatically saved to a Mirror Configuration file. The
Mirror Configuration file is a snapshot of a past Startup Configuration. The
Mirror Configuration is preserved across factory resets, so it can be used to
recover a system configuration after a factory reset by copying the Mirror
Configuration to the Startup Configuration.
NOTE In addition to downloading and uploading these files to another system, you can
copy them to different file types on the WAP device. See Copy/Save
Configuration.
To back up (upload) the configuration file to a network host or TFTP server:
STEP 1 Select Administration > Download/Backup Configuration File in the navigation
pane.
STEP 2 Select Via TFTP or Via HTTP/HTTPS as the Transfe r Method .
STEP 3 Select Backup (AP to PC) as the Save Action.
STEP 4 For a TFTP backup only, enter the Destination File Name with an .xml extension.
Also include the path where the file is to be placed on the server and then enter
the TFTP Server IPv4 Address.
The filename cannot contain the following characters: spaces, <, >, |, \, : , (, ), &, ; , #,
? , *, and two or more successive periods.
STEP 5 For a TFTP backup only, enter the TFTP Server IPv4 Address.
STEP 6 Select which configuration file you want to back up: