SonicWALL SuperMassive 9200 Getting Started Manual page 32

Saving a Backup and Exporting
Settings
Before beginning the update process, make a system backup
on your SonicWall appliance. The backup feature saves a copy
of the current system state, firmware, and configuration
settings on your SonicWall security appliance, protecting all
your existing settings in the event that it becomes necessary to
return to a previous configuration state.
You can also export the configuration settings (preferences) to
a file on your local management station. This file serves as an
external backup of the configuration settings, and can be
imported back into the SonicWall security appliance if it is
necessary to reboot the firmware with factory default settings.
To save a system backup on your appliance and export
configuration settings:
1 On the System > Settings page, click Create Backup.
SonicOS takes a "snapshot" of your current system
state, firmware, and configuration settings, and makes
it the new System Backup firmware image. Creating a
new backup overwrites the existing System Backup
image, if any. The System Backup entry is displayed in
the Firmware Management table.
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2 To export your settings to a local file, click Export
Settings. A popup window displays the name of the
saved file.
3 In the popup window, click Export.
Obtaining the Latest Firmware
To obtain a new SonicOS firmware image file:
1 In a browser on your management computer, log into
your MySonicWall account at:
https://www.mysonicwall.com
2 In MySonicWall, click Downloads in the left navigation
pane to display the Download Center screen.
3 Select SuperMassive 9x00 Firmware (where 9x00 is
either 9200, 9400, or 9600, depending on your
platform) in the Software Type drop‐down list to
display available firmware versions.
4 Locate the firmware version you want, and click the link
to download it to a convenient location on your
computer. You can download the Release Notes and
other associated files in the same way.