User guide

Saving and restoring appliance configurations and appliance user databases
NOTE: You may only save and restore appliance configurations and user databases when using the remote OBWI.
You may save the configuration of a MergePoint Unity switch to a file. The configuration file will contain
information about the managed appliance. You may also save the local user database on a MergePoint Unity
switch. After saving either file, you may also restore a previously-saved configuration file or local user database
file to a MergePoint Unity switch.
To save a managed appliance configuration or user database of a managed appliance:
1. From the side navigation bar, select Unit View - Appliance - Overview to open the Unit Overview window.
2. Click Save Appliance Configuration or Save Appliance User Database. The File Download dialog box will
open.
3. Click Save. The Save As dialog box will open.
4. Navigate to the desired location and enter a name for the file. Click Save.
5. Click Close.
To restore a managed appliance configuration or user database of a managed appliance:
1. From the side navigation bar, select Unit View - Appliance - Overview to open the Unit Overview window.
2. Click Restore Appliance Configuration or Restore Appliance User Database. The Restore Appliance
Configuration Window or Restore ApplianceUser Database Window will appear.
3. Click Browse. Navigate to the desired location and select the file name. Click Upload.
4. After the success screen appears, click Close. Reboot the managed appliance to enable the restored
configuration. See Rebooting the MergePoint Unity switch on page 21.
Network Settings
NOTE: Only Appliance Administrators can make changes to Network dialog box settings. Other users will have view only access.
To configure general network settings:
1. From the side navigation bar, select Unit View - Appliance - Appliance Settings - Network - General. The
Appliance General Network Settings screen appears.
2. Select one of the following options from the LAN Speed drop-down menu: Auto-Detect, 10 Mbps Half
Duplex, 10 Mbps Full Duplex, 100 Mbps Half Duplex, 100 Mbps Full Duplex or 1 Gbps Full Duplex.
NOTE: You must reboot if you change the Ethernet mode.
3. Select either Enabled or Disabled in the ICMP Ping Reply drop-down menu.
4. Click Save.
To configure IPv4 network settings:
1. From the side navigation bar, select Unit View - Appliance - Appliance Settings - Network - IPv4. The
Appliance IPv4 Settings screen appears.
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