Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) - Manual (Page 96)

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Importing/exporting configurations
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Another benefit is the opportunity to save the current AP configuration before making significant
changes or restoring the default configuration. All options on the access point are deleted and
updated by the imported file. Therefore, the imported configuration is not a merge with the
configuration of the target access point. The exported file can be edited with any document editor if
necessary.
NOTE
Use the System Settings screen as necessary to restore an Mobility 5181 Access Point’s default
configuration. For more information on restoring configurations, see
“Configuring system settings”
on page 45.
The export function will always export the encrypted Admin User password. The import function will
import the Admin Password only if the access point is set to factory default. If the access point is
not configured to factory default settings, the Admin User password WILL NOT get imported.
NOTE
When modifying the text file manually and spaces are used for wireless, security, Client policy names
etc., ensure you use “\20” between the spaces. For example, “Second\20Floor\20Lab”. When
imported, the name would display as “Second Floor Lab”.
CAUTION
A single-radio model access point cannot import/export its configuration to a dual-radio model
access point. In turn, a dual-radio model access point cannot import/export its configuration to a
single-radio access point.
Use the Config Import/Export screen to configure an import or export operation for Mobility 5181
Access Point configuration settings.
To create an importable/exportable Mobility 5181 Access Point configuration file: