Unied Access Point Administrator’s Guide
Unied Access Point Administrator’s Guide
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March 2012
Section 7 - Maintaining the Access Point
Figure 46 - Conrmation Prompt
3.) To proceed with the download, select OK.
A dialog box opens allowing you to view or save the le.
4.) Select the Save File option and select OK.
5.) Use the le browser to navigate to the directory where you want to save the le, and click OK to save the le.
You can keep the default le name (cong.xml) or rename the backup le, but be sure to save the le with an
.xml extension.
Restoring the Conguration from a Previously Saved File
You can use HTTP or TFTP to transfer les to and from the UAP. After you download a conguration le to the
management station, you can manually edit the le, which is in XML format. Then, you can upload the edited
conguration le to apply those conguration settings to the AP.
Use the following procedures to restore the conguration on an AP to previously saved settings by using TFTP:
1.) Select TFTP for Upload Method.
Figure 47 - Manage this Access Point’s Conguration - Restore (TFTP)
2.) Enter a name (1 to 63 characters) for the backup le in the Filename eld, including the .xml le name extension
and the path to the directory that contains the conguration le to upload.
3.) Enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the Server IP eld.
4.) Click the Restore button.
The AP reboots. A reboot conrmation dialog and follow-on rebooting status message displays. Please wait for
the reboot process to complete, which might take several minutes.
The Administration Web UI is not accessible until the AP has rebooted.
Use the following steps to save a copy of the current settings on an AP to a backup conguration le by using HTTP:
1.) Select HTTP for Upload Method.
Figure 48 - Manage this Access Point’s Conguration - Restore (HTTP)
