General Information

Configuration Export and Import
Document revision 2.1 (Fri Mar 05 08:51:02 GMT 2004)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Summary
Specifications
Related Documents
Description
The Export Command
Example
The Import Command
Description
Example
General Information
Summary
Configuration export feature is used to dump the part or whole RouterOS configuration. Then it can
be edited and imported to the same or to an another router.
Specifications
Packages required: system
License required: level1
Home menu level: /
Standards and Technologies: None
Hardware usage: Not significant
Related Documents
• Package Management
• IP Addresses and ARP
• Configuration Backup and Restore
Description
The configuration export can be used for dumping out MikroTik RouterOS configuration to the
console screen or to a text (script) file, which can be downloaded from the router using ftp. The
configuration import can be used to import the router configuration script from a text file.
The export command prints a script that can be used to restore configuration. The command can be
invoked at any menu level, and it acts for that menu level and all menu levels below it. If the
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