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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

Back Up Settings

The backup feature saves all wireless VPN firewall settings to a file. Back up your settings periodically, and store the backup file in a safe place.

Tip: You can use a backup file to export all settings to another wireless VPN firewall that has the same language and management software versions. Remember to change the IP address of the second wireless VPN firewall before deploying it to eliminate IP address conflicts on the network.

To back up settings:

1.On the Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen (see the previous figure), next to Save a copy of current settings, click the Backup button to save a copy of your current settings. A screen displays, showing the file name of the backup file (FVS318N.cfg).

2.Select Save file, and then click OK.

3.Open the folder in which you have saved the backup file, and then verify that it has been saved successfully.

Note the following:

•If your browser is not configured to save downloaded files automatically, locate the folder in which you want to save the file, specify the file name, and save the file.

•If your browser is configured to save downloaded files automatically, the file is saved to your browser’s download location on the hard disk.

Restore Settings

WARNING:

Restore only settings that were backed up from the same software version. Restoring settings from a different software version can corrupt your backup file or the wireless VPN firewall system software.

To restore settings from a backup file:

1.On the Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen (see the previous figure), next to Restore saved settings from file, click Browse.

2.Locate and select the previously saved backup file (by default, FVS318N.cfg).

3.After you have selected the file, click the Restore button. A warning message might display, and you might have to confirm that you want to restore the configuration.

The wireless VPN firewall reboots. During the reboot process, the Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen might remain visible, or a status message with a counter might show the number of seconds left until the reboot process is complete. The reboot process takes about 165 seconds. (If you can see the unit: The reboot process is complete when the Test LED on the front panel goes off.)

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