Managing the Server
Backing up your data
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Encrypting backups
Security is always a consideration when performing any type of backup. Placing backups
on local computer drives or on the Internet backup site can mean making files more
easily accessible to others, and can increase the chances of unauthorized access to your
private data.
In order to secure your backup data, the Magnia SG20 offers the ability to encrypt the
contents of a backup. This encryption is powerful, and is extremely difficult to reverse
without your password.
In order to encrypt your backups, you must enable this feature and specify a password.
1
From a client computer, click the
Admin
icon to start the Administration Web site.
2
Select the
System
tab and click the
Backup
menu item.
The System Backup screen appears.
Selecting Manage advanced options
3
Select the
Manage advanced options
item and click
Next
.
4
Select backup encryption by unchecking the
I do not want to encrypt my backup
archives
option. You must then also enter a password, which will be used for all
backups.
Sample Backup encryption password screen
5
Click
Apply
when you have entered your password.
NOTE: When you enable encryption of backup archives, all backups performed
from that point on will be encrypted. This includes full, partial and incremental as
well as manual and automatic backups.
