Setup guide

General Information
Summary
The configuration backup can be used for backing up Wandy RouterOS configuration to a binary
file, which can be stored on the router or downloaded from it using ftp. The configuration restore
can be used for restoring the router's configuration from a backup file. For exporting configuration
or part of it to a text (script) file and importing it, please refer to the configuration export and import
section of the Wandy RouterOS Manual.
Specifications
Packages required: system
License required: level1
system backup
Standards and Technologies: None
Hardware usage:
Not significant
Related Documents
• Package Management
• Configuration Export and Import
Description
The save command is used to store the entire router configuration in a backup file. The file is
shown in the /file submenu. It can be downloaded via ftp to keep it as a backup for your
configuration.
To restore the system configuration, for example, after a /system reset, it is possible to upload that
file via ftp and load that backup file using load command in /system backup submenu.
General Information
Command name: /system backup save
Example
To save the router configuration to file test:
[admin@Wandy] system backup> save name=test
Configuration backup saved
[admin@Wandy] system backup>
To see the files stored on the router:
[admin@Wandy] > file print
# NAME TYPE SIZE CREATION-TIME
0 test.backup backup 12567 aug/12/2002 21:07:50
[admin@Wandy] >
Configuration Load Command