This is a cisco packet tracer lab showing how to backup and restore router configuration using a ftp server.So in this tutorial we will learn how to take backup of router configuration over a ftp server and how to restore it back from ftp server when we need it.This is a detail tutorial about router configuration backup and restoration using ftp server,but instead of FTP server one can use TFTP server too.

Step 1:Draw the above diagram and arrange the device as it is and configure FTP server.

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Note: Here tiwary is the username and tiwary123 is it’s password.

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This username and password will be used to login ftp server.

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Step2: Assign ip address on router interface and enable port configure enable password or telnet whatever you want to configure.

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Router>enable
Router#configure terminal

Router(config)#interface FastEthernet0/0
Router(config-if)#ip address 1.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
Router(config-if)#no shutdown

Step 3:configure enable password or telnet and even more whatever you want to configure.

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here i am configuring enable password and Telnet on router.

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Router(config-if)#exit
Router(config)#enable password redhat
Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)#password telnet123
Router(config-line)#login
Router(config-line)#exit
Router(config)#exit

Step4: Save running-config data to startup-config

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Router#copy run start
Destination filename [startup-config]?
Building configuration...[OK]

Step 5: Create FTP User and Assign  Ftp users passwords on Router.

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Remember this username and password must be same as username and password assigned on your FTP server.

Router#config t
Router(config)#ip ftp username tiwary
Router(config)#ip ftp password tiwary123
Router(config)#exit

Step 6: Backup router Configuration on FTP server.

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Router#copy run ftp:
Address or name of remote host []? 1.0.0.2
Destination filename [Router-confg]?
Writing running-config...[OK - 650 bytes]650 bytes copied in 0.067 secs (9000 bytes/sec)


Router#

 Now Delete Startup-config from Router

Router#erase startup-config

 Delete Running-Config from router.

Router#reload

After reload your router will be a fresh router, a brand new router.

 

Before Restore you have to assign IP address to Router Interface and run no shutdown command.

 

Step7: Restore from backup file kept over FTP

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Router#copy ftp: running-config
Address or name of remote host []? 1.0.0.2
source filename []? Router-confg
Destination filename [running-config]?
Accessing ftp://1.0.0.2/Router-confg...[OK - 650 bytes]650 bytes copied in 0.002 secs (325000 bytes/sec)
Router#

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