Restore The Access Point Configuration - NETGEAR WAX628 User Manual

Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX5400 Access Point Model WAX628
6. Enter a password to protect the backup file, and click the Continue button.
You can either use your existing password (the one that you use to log in to the
access point) or enter a unique password.
The password must be 8 to 63 characters in length and must contain at least one
uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, and one number. Special characters are not
allowed.
Note: We recommend that you save the password because you must enter it again
if you restore the configuration from the backup file.
7. Choose a location to store the file on your computer.
The name of the backup file can be
WAX6XX-NETGEARYYYYYY-dd-mm-yy_hh-mm-ss-config.tar or
WAX6XX-WAX6XX-YYYYYY-dd-mm-yy_hh-mm-ss-config.tar.
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.
Examples of the name of a backup file are
WAX6XX-NETGEAR1A2B3C-06-18-21_16-44-12-config.tar and
WAX6XX-WAX6XX-1A2B3C-06-18-21_16-44-12-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. Launch 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 displays.
If your browser displays a security warning, you can proceed, or add an exception
for the security warning. For more information, see What to do if you get a browser
security warning on page 42.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
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