Cisco WAP571, Administration Manual

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Administration
Download/Backup Configuration File
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recover a system configuration after a factory reset by copying the Mirror
Configuration to the Startup Configuration.
NOTE
In addition to downloading and uploading these files to another system, you can
copy them to different file types on the WAP device. See
Copy/Save
Configuration .
Backing Up a Configuration File
To back up (upload) the configuration file to a network host or TFTP server:
STEP 1
Select Administration > Download/Backup Configuration File in the navigation
pane.
STEP 2
Select Via TFTP or Via HTTP/HTTPS as the Transfer Method .
STEP 3
Select Backup (AP to PC) as the Save Action .
STEP 4
For a TFTP backup only, enter the Destination File Name with an .xml extension.
Also include the path where the file is to be placed on the server and then enter
the
TFTP Server IPv4 Address .
The filename cannot contain the following characters: spaces, <, >, |, \, : , (, ), &, ; , #,
? , *, and two or more successive periods.
STEP 5
For a TFTP backup only, enter the TFTP Server IPv4 Address .
STEP 6
Select which configuration file you want to back up:
• Startup Configuration —Configuration file type used when the WAP device
last booted. This does not include any configuration changes applied but not
yet saved to the WAP device.
• Backup Configuration —Backup configuration file type saved on the WAP
device.
• Mirror Configuration —If the Startup Configuration is not modified for at
least 24 hours, it is automatically saved to a Mirror Configuration file. The
Mirror Configuration file is a snapshot of a past Startup Configuration. The
Mirror Configuration is preserved across factory resets, so it can be used to
recover a system configuration after a factory reset by copying the Mirror
Configuration to the Startup Configuration.
STEP 7
Click Save to begin the backup. For HTTP backups, a window appears to enable
you to browse to the desired location for saving the file.