The local device password is the one that you specified. The password is
case-sensitive.
The Device Status page displays.
4. Under System Manager, select Firmware.
The page displays the Firmware Upgrade section and the Backup/Restore Settings
section.
5. In the Backup/Restore Settings section, click the Backup Settings Export button.
A pop-up window opens.
6. Choose a location to store the file on your computer.
The name of the backup file is
backup-NETGEARXXXXXX-yyyy-mm-dd.tar.gz
,
in which XXXXXX represents the last six digits of the MAC address of the access
point (unless you changed the AP name, which is also referred to as the device
name), yyyy is the year, mm is the month, and dd is the date.
An example of a name of a backup file is
backup-NETGEARFFFDB7-2020-11-16.tar.gz
.
7. Follow the directions of your browser to save the file.
Restore the access point configuration settings
If you backed up the configuration settings (see Back up the access point configuration
settings on page 93), you can restore the configuration settings from the backup file.
To restore the access point’s configuration settings from the backup file:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is directly connected
over WiFi to the access point or connected to the same network as the access point.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
If you are directly connected to the “CONFIG-ONLY” SSID, you can enter
https://www.aplogin.net.
A login window displays.
If you do not know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the access point on
page 33. For more information about the “CONFIG-ONLY” SSID, see 2.4 GHz
management SSID on page 58.
If your browser does not display a login window but displays a security message and
does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after you complete the initial
log-in process on page 35.
3. Enter the access point local device password and click the Login button.
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NETGEAR WiFi 6 AX1800/AX3600 Dual Band PoE/PoE+ Access Points, WAX214 and WAX218