Create a configuration preset

Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nexus, Pearl Nano

Configuration presets are the perfect way to back up your Pearl device setup so that you can reapply it later without worrying if someone changes your settings or does a factory reset.

You can create a configuration preset from the Configuration menu when you select Maintenance

You can create as many configuration presets as you need; however, there's a limit to the amount of space available for configuration presets. A maximum of 256 MB is available for configuration presets and the maximum size of a single configuration preset is 128 MB.

Before creating and using a configuration preset, read Configuration preset considerations.

For each configuration preset you create, you get to name the preset and choose which groups of settings to include.

After you finish configuring the device, it's good practice to save a full backup with all groups selected so that you can restore your full configuration at a later date.

Configuration presets that include network or system settings require a system restart when applied.

Important considerations

• Configuration preset file names should be unique and should not contain # or + symbols.
• If you try to save a configuration preset but one or more of the related image files is missing, an error message is displayed. You'll be unable to save the preset until the missing files are restored or the layouts referencing the missing files are modified to remove the bad references.
• If you try to save a configuration preset but there isn't enough space, an error message is displayed. You'll need to delete some presets before proceeding.

Create a configuration preset using the Admin panel

• Log in to the Admin panel as admin.
• From the Configuration menu, click Maintenance. The maintenance page opens.
• Under Create a configuration preset, enter a name for your configuration preset in the Name field. Configuration preset file names should be unique and should not contain # or + symbols.
• Check the configuration groups you want to include in the preset. For a full system backup, select all groups.

After a configuration preset has been created, you can select which sections of the configuration preset to apply.

• Click Save. Your configuration preset appears in the list.