SMC Networks SMC2586W-G manual Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by Tftp

Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by TFTP

Fig. 33. Configuration backup/restore.

To back up configuration of the SMC2586W-G by TFTP:

1.Use a computer that will serve as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trigger the backup process.

2.Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a standard Ethernet cable.

3.Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the SMC2586W-G are in the same IP subnet.

4.Run the TFTP Server utility on the computer. Select the Accept write requests check box, and specify the folder to which the configuration set- tings of the SMC2586W-G will be saved.

5.On the computer, run a Web browser and click the General, Firmware Tools hyperlink.

6.Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol.

7.Within the Configuration Backup/Restore section, specify the IP address of the com-puter, which acts as a TFTP server. If you don’t know the IP address of the computer, open a Command Prompt, and type IpConfig, then press the Enter key.

8.Trigger the backup process by clicking Back Up. The backup file is named SMC2586W-G_Backup.hex.

NOTE: Remember to select the Accept write requests check box of TFTP Server.

To restore configuration of the SMC2586W-G by TFTP:

1.Use a computer that will serve as a TFTP server and as a managing com- puter to trigger the restoring process.

2.Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a standard Ethernet cable.

3.Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the SMC2586W-G are in the same IP subnet.

4.Run the TFTP Server utility on the computer. Specify the folder in which

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