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AES-100 User’s Guide
Configuration Backup/Restore 12-1
Chapter 12
Configuration Backup/Restore
This chapter describes the process for backing up your user settings (configuration) from the ADSL
Networking Module onto your computer and how to restore them to the ADSL Networking Module.
The ADSL Networking Module uses FTP for configuration backup/restore through its built-in FTP server. You can
use any FTP client (for example,
ftp.exe in Windows) to backup/restore the ADSL Networking Module’s
configuration.
12.1 Configuration Files of the ADSL Networking Module
The ADSL Networking Module uses configuration files to store the user’s settings, so they can be applied the next
time the ADSL Networking Module is booted. The ADSL Networking Module has the following two configuration
files:
init = The system configuration file for the ADSL Networking Module.
password = The configuration file for the console, Telnet and FTP password.
12.2 Configuration Backup
You can backup all or some configuration files from the ADSL Networking Module to your computer. Backup the
system configuration by following the example shown next.
Step 1. Connect to the ADSL Networking Module with your favorite FTP client. The command is generally
C:\> ftp <ADSL Networking Module IP address>
at the computer command prompt.
Step 2. Enter the User name (just press [ENTER]).
User: <ENTER>
Step 3. Enter the management password (1234 by default).
Password: 1234
230 Logged in
Step 4. Get the configuration files from the ADSL Networking Module
ftp> get init
Step 5. Quit FTP.
ftp> quit
12.3 Configuration Restore
You can restore configuration files from your computer to the ADSL Networking Module. Restore the system
configuration by following the example shown next.