Introduction: MikroTik Tutorial 9 - Managing Configuration Backups
MikroTik RouterOs Tutorial Series
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The configuration backup can be used for backing up MikroTik RouterOS configuration to a binary file, which can be stored on the router or downloaded from it using FTP or Winbox for future use. The configuration restore can be used for restoring the router's configuration, exactly as it was at the backup creation moment, from a backup file. The restoration procedure assumes the configuration is restored on the same router, where the backup file was originally created, so it will create partially broken configuration if the hardware has been changed. The configuration export can be used for dumping out complete or partial MikroTik RouterOS configuration to the console screen or to a text (script) file, which can be downloaded from the router using FTP or Winbox. The configuration dumped is actually a batch of commands
You will need any one of these Mikrotik routerboard router for this tutorial: Mikrotik RouterBoard RB951Ui-2nD hAP Mikrotik RB3011UIAS-RM Mikrotik Routerboard RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN Mikrotik RB750Gr2 Mikrotik hEX RB750Gr3 MikroTik RB2011iLS-IN MikroTik Cloud Router CRS109-8G-1S-2HnD-IN hAP lite hAP hAP ac lite tower hAP ac mAP lite mAP wAP RB951Ui-2HnD RB951G-2HnD RB2011UiAS-2HnD-IN Mikrotik RB941-2nD-TC
