Using the Web Configuration Interface
Restoring a Configuration
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Restoring a Configuration
Restoring a configuration facilitates two useful purposes:
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The first is to return a gateway to a known state. The restore process fully replaces the
gateway’s configuration to a known state from a previously created backup file.
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Alternatively, the gateway supports a partial restore, where only part of the configuration
file is used to replace the settings. It is useful to create a single file with standard settings
that can be used to configure all the gateways in your environment. Moreover, the
configuration file can be altered and used as an alternative means of configuring a
gateway through a partial restore.
If you have stored a backup configuration on your computer, you can restore the
configuration as follows:
1. From the System page, click
Backup & Restore
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2. In the spaces provided, specify the IP address of the TFTP server where the
configuration is stored, and the full path name of the file. Make sure that you can reach
the TFTP server and that the server accepts connections from any client.
3. Click one of the following buttons:
Full Restore
—Replaces the entire configuration with the specified file.
Partial Restore
—Replaces the items identified in the configuration file as partial.This is
useful for setting up a group of standard parameters for use across multiple devices. The
device merges its current configuration with any new values transferred in the
configuration file.
The configuration is restored and activated on the gateway. This operation may cause
the gateway to reboot.
When restoring the gateway’s configuration from a file, the IP address may be changed. If
you want to continue configuring the gateway, do the following:
