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4.5.1 Backing Up the Bridge Configuration
1Log on to the Bridge GUI admin account and choose
SYSTEM OPTIONS from the menu on the left.
NOTE: If you
choose to pass-
word-protect the back-
up file, remember that
the password will be re-
quired in order to re-
store from the file.
2On the SYSTEM OPTIONS screen under BACKUP SYSTEM
SETTINGS, click Next.
3On the resulting screen:
Optionally enter a Password to protect the backup file.
Click Backup (or Cancel the operation).
4On the system dialog, choose to save the file to disk. The
file is named settings.fti by default. (Windows® may append
a .gz extension to the filename.) You can save it to any
location and rename it if you choose.
CAUTION: The re-
store operation
overwrites existing set-
tings with those in the
backup file (shown in
Table 4.1), including lo-
cal device and user au-
thentication databases.
4.5.2 Restoring from a Backup File
Keep in mind that the restore operation restores only those
settings present in the backup file, as described in Section 4.5.
1Log on to the Bridge GUI admin account and choose
SYSTEM OPTIONS from the menu on the left.
2On the SYSTEM OPTIONS screen under RESTORE SYSTEM
SETTINGS, click Next.
3On the resulting screen:
CAUTION: Restor-
ing from a backup
file causes all passwords
to revert to their default
values. The WLAN is
not secure until you
change all three Bridge
account passwords
from their defaults.
Enter or browse to the pathname of the backup file.
If the backup file is password-protected enter the
Password.
Click Restore (or Cancel the operation).
The GUI informs you The settings have been successfully
restored and advises that you must reboot the system in
order for the settings to take effect.
4Click OK to clear the system dialog.
5Follow the instructions in Section 4.7.
6After you have rebooted the Bridge, change all three Bridge
account passwords from their defaults, according to the
instructions in Section 3.5 and Section 6.4.4.2,
respectively.
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