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Chapter 14 File Manager
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configuration files from the NWA/WAC to your computer and upload configuration files from your
computer to the NWA/WAC.
Once your NWA/WAC is configured and functioning properly, it is highly recommended that you
back up your configuration file before making further configuration changes. The backup
configuration file will be useful in case you need to return to your previous settings.
Configuration File Flow at Restart
• If there is not a startup-config.conf when you restart the NWA/WAC (whether through a
management interface or by physically turning the power off and back on), the NWA/WAC uses
the system-default.conf configuration file with the NWA/WAC’s default settings.
•If there is a startup-config.conf, the NWA/WAC checks it for errors and applies it. If there are
no errors, the NWA/WAC uses it and copies it to the lastgood.conf configuration file as a back
up file. If there is an error, the NWA/WAC generates a log and copies the startup-config.conf
configuration file to the startup-config-bad.conf configuration file and tries the existing
lastgood.conf configuration file. If there isn’t a lastgood.conf configuration file or it also has
an error, the NWA/WAC applies the system-default.conf configuration file.
• You can change the way the startup-config.conf file is applied. Include the setenv-startup
stop-on-error off command. The NWA/WAC ignores any errors in the startup-config.conf
file and applies all of the valid commands. The NWA/WAC still generates a log for any errors.
Figure 99 Maintenance > File Manager > Configuration File
Do not turn off the NWA/WAC while configuration file upload is in
progress.