Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S160 User Guide

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Cisco AsyncOS 8.0.6 for Web User Guide
 
Chapter 21      Perform System Administration Tasks
  Saving and Loading the Appliance Configuration
Saving and Loading the Appliance Configuration
All configuration settings within the Web Security appliance are managed using a single XML 
configuration file. 
Viewing and Printing the Appliance Configuration
Step 1
Choose System Administration > Configuration Summary.
Step 2
View or print the Configuration Summary page as required.
Saving the Appliance Configuration File
Step 1
Choose System Administration > Configuration File.
Step 2
Complete the Configuration File options.
Step 3
Click Submit.
Loading the Appliance Configuration File
Warning
Loading configuration will permanently remove all of your current configuration settings. It is 
strongly recommended that you save your configuration before performing these actions.
Option
Description
Choose from these location options:
Download file to local computer to view or 
save
Save file to this appliance (example.com)
Email file to
Allows you to choose where to save the file to
Mask passwords in the Configuration Files 
If enabled, causes the original, encrypted 
password to be replaced with “*****” in the 
exported or saved file. Please note, however, that 
configuration files with masked passwords cannot 
be loaded directly back into AsyncOS for Web.
Choose from these file name options:
Use system-generated file name
Use user-defined file name:
Allows you to choose the configuration file 
naming method.