From the System View menu, select Configuration → Software → Configure Auto Backup Interval.

From the Configure Auto Backup Interval window, select the Files tab at the top of the window.

In the pull-down Backup To/Via: menu, select SFTP.

Select a connection profile from the Profile pull-down menu and then proceed to Step 6. OR Enter information for a new profile as follows:

1. In the Server panel, select IP and enter the address of the SFTP server.

2. If necessary, enter the port (default is blank). Defining the port is not required for the backup to execute successfully. However, a value of 22 is valid if entered.

3. In the User panel, enter the user name and password for the SFTP server.

If you entered connection information in Step 4 (rather than selected an established profile), you should assign a new profile name to this information to allow Automatic Backup to store the SFTP login password.

1. Enter a new name in the Profile menu.

2. Click Add to add the profile to the list.

3. Click Save to save the list.

Entries to the Profile pull-down menu may be changed using the Modify, Apply, and Save buttons or removed using the Delete button.

In the File Path: field, enter the full path starting at the SFTP home directory on the server.

From the Type: menu in the Backup Type panel, select Forced from the pull-down menu. NOTE: No other options are available at this time.

From the Files: menu in the Number Of Files panel, select a number from 1 to 9 (default is 2) from the pull-down menu, which indicates the number of backup files to be stored automatically before the files begin to overwrite.

Once established, the filename that you supplied in Step 6 will initially be appended with “1” (FILENAME1). In subsequent backups, the “1” will increase by one until the number selected in this step is reached; then the files will begin overwriting beginning with FILENAME1.

Select the Schedule tab at the top of the window.

From the Days menu in the Update Interval panel, select a number from 1 to 99 (default is 30), which indicates the number of days between automatic backups. The number may be selected by sliding the arrow over the scale until the desired number appears in the field, or by typing the number directly into the field.

Important!

Setting this field to “0” cancels automatic backup.

To provision a start time for the automatic backup:

1. Select Specify Time in the Backup Start Date/Time panel,

2. You can provision the time format display for your WaveStar^® CIT from the Network View by selecting View → Preferences and clicking on the Display tab. This screen allows you to choose your preference for time format, either a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock.

   • If your time format preference is a 12-hour clock, select Hour: (0-12), Minutes: (0-59), and Seconds: (0-59) from the pull-down menus. You must also specify am or pm by selecting one of the radio buttons.

   • If your time format preference is a 24-hour clock, select the Hour: (0-23), Minutes: (0-59), and Seconds: (0-59) from the pull-down menus.

It is recommended that only one backup occur at a time for the CIT. However, larger servers may be able to handle multiple backups at the same time. It is suggested that the backups for the networks be performed a few minutes apart.

Click OK.

Result:

A warning appears indicating that executing this command may temporarily affect service. If this is acceptable, select Yes.

End of steps