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3.3.3.4 Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by TFTP
Fig. 29. Configuration backup/restore.
To back up configuration of the AP by TFTP:
Get a computer that will be used as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to
trigger the backup process.
1. Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a normal
Ethernet cable.
2. Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the AP are in
the same IP subnet.
3. 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 AP will
be saved.
4. On the computer, run a Web browser and click the
General, Firmware
Tools
hy-
perlink.
5. Choose
TFTP
as the
Firmware management protocol
.
6. 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 Command Prompt, and type IpConfig, then press the
Enter
key.
7. Trigger the backup process by clicking
Back Up
. The AP’s configuration settings
will be saved as “
AaBbCcDdEeFf.hex
” by the TFTP server, where
“AaBbCcDdEeFf” is the AP’s MAC address. For example, if the AP’s MAC address
is 00-01-02-33-44-55, the configuration backup file will be “000102334455.hex”.
NOTE:
Remember to select the
Accept write requests
check box of TFTP Server.
To restore configuration of the AP 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 AP are in
the same IP subnet.
