To recover faster from errors or failures that require reconfiguring the entire system, you can back up and restore the network configuration of your system.
Before you begin
What you should know
- The network configuration backup files are encrypted and stored on the client machine running the Config Tool. The network configuration settings are local and cannot be transferred to another machine.
- Automatic backups are stored whenever a configuration is changed, including when
restoring another backup.
You can store a maximum of 50 automatic network configuration backups. The default is 10. You can change this value in the User interaction section of the Options dialog box in Config Tool.
Procedure
To back up the network configuration:
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Click Back up or restore the network configuration (
).
The Back up or restore the network configuration dialog box opens.
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In the Backup area, click Select folder
(
) and select the folder to save the backup file to.
The default location is C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Genetec Inc\NetworkBackup. If the folder does not exist, the system creates it.
To restore the network configuration:
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Click Back up or restore the network configuration ().
The Back up or restore the network configuration dialog box opens.
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In the Restore area, click Select folder
() and navigate to the folder where the backup files are stored.
The default location is C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Genetec Inc\NetworkBackup.
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Select the backup file.
When you select an auto-generated backup file, the system shows contextual information about the reason for the backup.
