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To back up a configuration
— Type the IP address of the TFTP server and a
name for the backup file in the spaces provided. Click
Basic
(to save a partial
configuration) or
Complete
(to save an entire configuration) and click
Backup Configuration
.
To restore a configuration
— Type the IP address of the TFTP server and the
name of the backup file in the spaces provided and click
Restore Configuration.
Restoring a configuration causes the access point to reset. If the file being restored
was saved as a Basic configuration, only general configuration parameters such as
SSID, country code, radio settings, security settings, RADIUS server settings, and
management setup information are restored. Parameters that are unique to
individual access points, such as device names, IP addresses, and administration
passwords, are neither affected nor overwritten.
Before restoring a configuration you can view a description of the restoration
point by clicking the
Restore User Comment
button. Comments made at the
point the backup was created will appear in the “User Comments” field. This
feature allows the user to select the correct restoration point.
To restore comments
— Click the Restore Comments button to view comments
saved on previous backups.
o
Factory Settings
—Click
Restore
to load the factory default configuration and
reboot the access point. All user-configured information is lost. You must reenter
the default user name (admin) to regain management access to this device.
o
Reset Access Point
—Click
Reset
to perform a hardware reset of the access point.
Current configuration settings are not changed.
S
YSTEM
L
OG
The System Log page allows you to set up a server to store event logs and to specify
how the access point obtains the date and time. When you are finished configuring
items on this page, click
Apply.
Each logging message is tagged with a severity level, as defined in RFC3164. The
severity levels are:
o
Emergency: system is unusable
o
Alert: action must be taken immediately
o
Critical: critical conditions
o
Error: error conditions
o
Warning: warning conditions
o
Notice: normal but significant condition
o
Informational: informational messages
o
Debug: debug-level messages
