Manage The Configuration File Of The Access Point; Back Up The Access Point Configuration; Restore The Access Point Configuration - NETGEAR WAC505 User Manual

Insight Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point WAC505 User Manual

Manage the Configuration File of the Access Point

The configuration settings of the access point are stored within the access point in a configuration file. You
can back up (save) this file to your computer or restore it.

Back Up the Access Point Configuration

You can save a copy of the current configuration settings. If necessary, you can restore the configuration
settings later.
To back up the access point's configuration settings:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Maintenance > Upgrade > Backup and Restore > Backup Settings.
The backup settings display.
5. Click the Backup button.
6. Choose a location to store the file on your computer.
The name of the backup file is
represents the last six hexadecimal digits of the access point's MAC address, 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
7. 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 to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
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