Chapter 4: Unit Management
Backing Up and Restoring Configurations
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Before importing or exporting a configuration file, you must perform the following steps:
1.
Verify that the system date and time are correct. See
Setting the Time and Date (Optional)
2.
Install and configure an FTP server on the PC or laptop you are using to perform the import or export. See
Installing and Configuring an FTP or SFTP Server
3.
In the PTP 850E Web EMS, select
Platform > Configuration > Configuration Management
. The Configuration
Management page opens.
Figure 51
Configuration Management Page
4.
Click
FTP Parameters
to display the FTP Parameters page.
Figure 52
FTP Parameters Page
5.
In the
File transfer protocol
field, select the file transfer protocol you want to use (
FTP
or
SFTP
).
6.
In the
Username
field, enter the user name you configured in the FTP server.
7.
In the
Password
field, enter the password you configured in the FTP server. If you did not configure a
password for your FTP user, simply leave this field blank.
8.
If the IP address family is configured to be IPv4, enter the IPv4 address of the PC or laptop you are using as the
FTP server in the
Server IP address
field. See
Defining the IP Protocol Version for Initiating Communications
