# Auto Backup

You can use the Auto Backup option to schedule automatic backups and to specify details for the backup file destination. For more information about backups, see Backup and Restore.

Note: When you are finished making offline changes, you are instructed to save (commit) the changes to make them permanent in the offline (inactive) configuration. To make the revised configuration take effect in your system, you must then activate the offline configuration.

## Configuring Auto Backup

To use Web console to schedule automatic LAN backups (for backups that use either FTP or MS Networking)

1. From the navigation tree, click Offline Configuration > Edit Offline Configuration. The Offline Configuration navigation tree opens.

2. When prompted to Duplicate Active Configuration, click Yes.

3. In the navigation tree, click Auto Backup. The Auto Backup configuration screen is displayed.

4. Select Turn on auto backup.

5. In the Frequency list, select the frequency in which the system the system will perform backups.

   - If you selected Daily, select the Hour of Day to perform the backup. (The default is 0, midnight.)

   - If you selected Weekly, select the Day of the Week and the Hour of Day to perform the backup.

   - If you selected Monthly, select the Day of Month and the Hour of Day to perform the backup.

   - If you selected Delayed, enter a Year, and select a Month, Day of Month and Hour of Day to perform the backup.

6. In the Backup Details section, select a backup type and configure its parameters:

   - FTP

   - USB

   - Hard Disk

   - MS Networking

7. Click Save.

8. In the navigation tree, select Commit Changes, X (Exit), and Y (Yes).

9. Activate the configuration.

## Turning Off Auto Backup

To turn off Auto backup

1. From the navigation tree, click Offline Configuration > Edit Offline Configuration. The Offline Configuration navigation tree opens.

2. After Duplicate Active Configuration, select Yes.

3. In the navigation tree, click Auto Backup. The Auto Backup configuration screen is displayed.

4. Clear the Turn on auto backup check box.

5. In the navigation tree, select Commit Changes, X (Exit), and Y (Yes).

6. Activate the configuration.

Parent topic: Backup