
the
Timeout
and
Max no. of retries
settings of TFTP Server for remote TFTP upgrade to succeed.
3.3.3.4. Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by TFTP
Fig. 37. Configuration backup/restore.
To back up configuration of the DRBAP by TFTP:
1. Get a computer that will be used as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trigger the
backup process.
2.
Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a normal Ethernet cable.
3.
Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the DRBAP are in the same
IP subnet.
4.
On the computer, run the TFTP Server utility. Select the
Accept write requests
check box, and
specify the folder to which the configuration settings of the DRBAP will be saved.
5.
On the computer, run a Web browser and click the
General, Firmware
Tools
hyperlink.
6. Choose
TFTP
as the
Firmware management protocol
.
7. Within
the
Configuration Backup/Restore
section, specify the IP address of the computer,
which acts as a TFTP server. If you don’t know the IP address of the computer, open a Com-
mand Prompt, and type IpConfig, then press the
Enter
key.
8. Trigger the backup process by clicking
Back Up
. The DRBAP’s configuration settings will be
saved as “
AaBbCcDdEeFf.hex
” by the TFTP server, where “AaBbCcDdEeFf” is the DRBAP’s
MAC address. For example, if the DRBAP’s MAC address is 00-01-02-33-44-55, the configura-
tion backup file will be “000102334455.hex”.
NOTE:
Remember to select the
Accept write requests
check box of TFTP Server.
To restore configuration of the DRBAP by TFTP:
1. Get a computer that will be used as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trigger the
restoring process.
2.
Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a normal Ethernet cable.
3.
Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the DRBAP are in the same
IP subnet.
4.
On the computer, run the TFTP Server utility. And specify the folder in which the configuration
backup file resides. A configuration backup file is named by the DRBAP’s MAC address. For
example, if the DRBAP’s MAC address is 00-01-02-33-44-55, the configuration backup file
should be “000102334455.hex”.
5.
On the computer, run a Web browser and click the
General, Firmware
Tools
hyperlink.
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