Text Save/Restore Tab; Users Menu; Current User Page - McAfee SG310 Administration Manual

System menu features

Users menu

Text save/restore tab

Use this page to save and restore a configuration to and from a text file.
Caution: Some passwords and keys used in the appliance, such as for PPTP and IPSec, are stored unencrypted.
Since plain text files are prone to undetected corruption, ensure the plain text backup is stored in a secure
manner. McAfee recommends using Remote backup/restore for regular backups instead of text file backups.
See Backing up a configuration
Saving a configuration to a text file
From the System menu, click Backup/Restore and select the Text Save/Restore tab. The
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Save/Restore Configuration as Text page appears
Figure 335 Text Save/Restore tab
Copy and paste the configuration files from the text box to a plain text file stored on a PC.
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Restoring a saved configuration text file
From the System menu, click Backup/Restore > Text Save/Restore tab. The Save/Restore
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Configuration as Text page appears.
Cut and paste the text from the saved file to the configuration file text box.
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Caution: Exercise care when copying and pasting configurations in this page. If the information pasted is
incorrect or corrupted, you may have to perform a recovery procedure, which is provided in
Upgrading
Scroll to the bottom of the file and click Submit.
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Reboot to apply the changes.
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Users menu
This section details adding administrative as well as local users for PPTP, L2TP, or dial-in access, or access
through the access control Web proxy.

Current User page

The current user can change their password and other settings on the Current User page. Depending on the
privileges granted to the current user, some of the fields may be unavailable.
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