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Troubleshooting
Refer to the following topics to help you diagnose and fix issues with your system.
Back Up and Restore Your Base Station
Configuration
You can back up your base station configuration, then restore it to any base station.
When you back up the current configuration of your base station, the backup file is stored in XML format at
a user-specified location. The default storage location is your PC’s
Downloads
folder and the default name
of the file is
backupxxxxxxxxxxxx.xml
, where
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
represents the MAC address of your
base station.
When backing up your base station’s configuration, select any of the following options before clicking
Backup
. Note that passwords aren’t backed up.
When your file browser window opens, you can change the file name and choose the location to save the
backup file.
Back Up Your Base Station Configuration
You can back up your base station’s configuration to restore it later, or copy it to another base station.
Backup Options
Option
Description
Default Setting
Incl. Running Status
If checked, the backup file includes the values of all status
parameters. Otherwise, status parameters are excluded from the
backup.
No
Incl. Default Value
If checked, the default values of parameters are included in the
backup file. Otherwise, the backup excludes default values.
No
Use OBi Version
If not checked, the backup file uses XML tags that are compliant with
the TR-104 standard. Otherwise, the backup file is stored in an OBi
proprietary format where the XML tags aren’t compliant with TR-104,
but the file size is smaller and the file is more readable.
No
Different web browsers may handle this differently. If the security settings of your web browser
block this operation, you should change the security settings temporarily to allow this operation to
complete.