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SonicWallNSA2600/3600/4600/5600/6600GettingStartedGuide
SavingaBackupandExporting
Settings
Beforebeginningtheupdateprocess,makeasystembackup
onyourSonicWallappliance.Thebackupfeaturesavesacopy
ofthecurrentsystemstate,firmware,andconfiguration
settingsonyourSonicWallsecurityappliance,protectingall
yourexistingsettingsintheeventthatitbecomesnecessaryto
returntoapreviousconfiguration
state.
Youcanalsoexporttheconfigurationsettings(preferences)to
afileonyourlocalmanagementstation.Thisfile servesasan
externalbackupoftheconfigurationsettings,andcanbe
importedbackintotheSonicWallsecurityapplianceifitis
necessarytorebootthefirmwarewithfactorydefaultsettings.
Tosaveasystembackuponyourapplianceandexport
configurationsettings:
1OntheSystem>Settingspage,clickCreateBackup.
SonicOStakesa“snapshot”ofyourcurrentsystem
state,firmware,andconfigurationsettings,andmakes
itthenewSystemBackupfirmwareimage.Creatinga
newbackupoverwritestheexistingSystemBackup
image,ifany.TheSystemBackupentryisdisplayedin
theFirmwareManagementtable.
2Toexportyoursettingstoalocalfile,clickExport
Settings.A popupwindowdisplaysthenameofthe
savedfile.
3Inthepopupwindow,clickExport.
ObtainingtheLatestFirmware
ToobtainanewSonicOSfirmwareimagefile:
1Inabrowseronyourmanagementcomputer,loginto
yourMySonicWallaccountat:
https://www.mysonicwall.com
2InMySonicWall,clickDownloadsintheleftnavigation
panetodisplaytheDownloadCenterscreen.
3 Dependingonyourplatfo rm,selectNSA2600
Firmware,NSA3600Firmware,NSA4600Firmware,
NSA5600Firmware,orNSA6600Firmware
inthe
SoftwareTypedrop‐downlisttodisplayavailable
firmware versions.
4Locatethefirmwareversionyouwant,andclickthelink
todownloadittoaconvenientlocationonyour
computer.YoucandownloadtheReleaseNotesand
otherassociatedfilesinthesameway.