Protect Screens; Chapter 6 Protect Screens; Protection Methods; Configuration File Backup And Restoration - ZyXEL Communications NSA-2400 User Manual

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This chapter compares the different ways of protecting data on the NSA-2400 and explains
how to use the Protect screens to create and schedule snapshots and external backups.

6.1 Protection Methods

There are a variety of ways to protect your data on the NSA-2400. Below is a summary table
of what can be done in each situation.

Table 27 Overview of Protection Methods

SITUATION
Unexpected NSA-2400 behaviour after
configuration changes
Need to transfer data from your computer to the
NSA after volume(s) have been created
Corrupt data files
Data infected by virus
Data files incorrectly deleted or modified
Hard drive malfunction.
NSA malfunction
Network down
Natural disaster such as a fire or earthquake
occurs where your NSA-2400 is located
The following sections describe these methods in more detail. See
more information on RAID.

6.1.1 Configuration File Backup and Restoration

Use the Maintenance > Configuration menus to create a file of your NSA configurations
such as passwords, shares and volumes created, network settings and so on. If you're going to
do some major configuration changes, then it is advisable to create a configuration backup file.
If things go wrong after you make the configuration changes, you can always go back to the
previous configuration by restoring an earlier configuration file.
If you forgot the NSA password, then reset the device to go back to the factory default
configuration.
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ACTION
Back up the NSA-2400 configuration file before you
make major configuration changes.
Use the Genie Backup Manager.
Create regular snapshots.
Use RAID.
Back up data to another NSA or external USB hard
drive.
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