Restore The Access Point Configuration - NETGEAR WAX610 User Manual

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The name of the backup file is
WAX6XX-NETGEARYYYYYY-dd-mm-yy_hh-mm-ss-config.tar, in which 6XX
represents the model number, YYYYYY represents the last six hexadecimal digits of
the access point's MAC address (or the system name), dd is the date, mm is the
month, yy is the year, hh is the hour (in 24-hour format), mm is the minutes, and ss
is the seconds.
An example of a name of a backup file is
WAX6XX-NETGEAR1A2B3C-03-06-20_16-45-35-config.tar.
8. Follow the directions of your browser to save the file.

Restore the access point configuration

If you backed up the configuration file, you can restore the configuration from this file.
To restore configuration settings that you backed up:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
access point or directly to the access point through an Ethernet cable or WiFi
connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
If your browser does not open the login window but displays a security message
and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after initial setup on
page 37.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified. The user name
and password are case-sensitive.
If you previously added the access point to a NETGEAR Insight network location and
managed the access point through the Insight app or Insight Cloud portal, enter the
Insight network password for that location. For more information, see Connect over
WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on page 22.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Maintenance > Upgrade > Backup and Restore > Restore
Settings.
The Restore Settings page displays.
5. Click the Browse button and navigate to and select the saved configuration file.
The name of the backup file is
WAX6XX-NETGEARYYYYYY-dd-mm-yy_hh-mm-ss-config.tar, in which 6XX
represents the model number, YYYYYY represents the last six hexadecimal digits of
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