Dell SonicWALL Secure Mobile Access 8.5
Administration Guide
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Managing Configuration Files
SMA/SRA appliances allow you to save and import file sets that hold the SMA/SRA configuration settings. These
file sets can be saved and uploaded through the
System > Settings
page in the Secure Mobile Access
management interface.
These tasks are described in the following sections:
•
Encrypting the Configuration File
•
Importing a Configuration File
•
Exporting a Backup Configuration File
•
Emailing Configuration Settings
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Encrypting the Configuration File
For security purposes, you can encrypt the configuration files in the
System > Settings
page. However, if the
configuration files are encrypted, they cannot be edited or reviewed for troubleshooting purposes.
To encrypt the configuration files, select
Encrypt settings file
in the
System > Settings
page.
Importing a Configuration File
You can import the configuration settings that you previously exported to a backup configuration file.
To import a configuration file:
1 Navigate to the
System > Settings
page.
2 To import a backup version of the configuration, click
Import Settings
. The
Import Settings
dialog box
is displayed.
3 Click
Browse
to navigate to a location that contains the file (that includes settings) you want to import.
The file can be any name, but is named
sslvpnSettings-serialnumber.zip
by default.
4 Click
Upload
. Secure Mobile Access imports the settings from the file and configures the appliance with
those settings.
5 After the file has been imported, restart the appliance to make the changes permanent.
Exporting a Backup Configuration File
Exporting a backup configuration file allows you to save a copy of your configuration settings on your local
machine. You can then save the configuration settings or export them to a backup file and import the saved
configuration file at a later time, if necessary. The backup file is called
sslvpnSettings-serialnumber.zip
by
default, and includes the contents shown in the following figure.
NOTE:
Because of feature differences between some platforms, importing settings from the SMA
200 to the SMA 400 and vice versa or the SRA 1600 to the SRA 4600 and vice versa is not fully
supported. In addition, importing Virtual Machine settings to any other platform is not fully
supported. If you import settings between these platforms, be sure to verify settings were
imported correctly.
NOTE:
Make sure you are ready to reconfigure your system. After you import the file, the
system overwrites the existing settings immediately.