====== Configuration ======

The Configuration menu contains settings for backing up and restoring default and custom configurations.** **It is divided into sections, including Backup Configuration, Restore Configuration and Restore Default Configuration. You are urged **not to** restore configuration settings made within previous FreshTomato releases. Changes in variables and other settings can cause a great number of problems.

===== Backup Configuration =====

The Backup Configuration section includes a field where you can view/name the backup file. The default syntax for the backup filename is:\\  "Freshtomato_$version_m$MacRef~$HWmodel~$YYYYMMDD".\\

Where:

version = version (release) e.g. 2021.8

MacRef = uses last 3 octets from the LAN's MAC Adddress

HWmodel = the hardware device in use

YYYY = Year

MM = Month

DD = Day OR
 D = Day - FreshTomato does not add leading 0 to single digit days 


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For example: FreshTomato_2021_8~m8F7E60~Asus_RT-AC66U_B1~20220220\\

The backup file is archived in standard .gz (gzip) file format. Once extracted, the actual backup file is a raw text file.

**Backup:** Clicking on the Backup button will open a prompt asking you where you want to store the backup .gz archive.

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===== Restore Configuration =====

The Restore Configuration section includes a button allowing to you to choose the FreshTomato configuration file from which you'd like to restore settings.

**Browse…** Clicking this button brings up a prompt asking you to located the backup configuration file you want to restore.

**Restore: **Clicking this button starts the restore process from settings chosen using the file chosen, as above.

The default syntax for backup filenames is: "Freshtomato_$version_m$MacRef~$HWmodel~$YYYYMMDD".\\

Where:

version = version (release) e.g. 2021.8

MacRef = uses last 3 octets from the LAN's MAC Adddress

HWmodel = the hardware device in use

YYYY = Year

MM = Month

DD = Day OR  D = Day - FreshTomato does not add leading 0 to single digit days

For example: FreshTomato_2021_8~m8F7E60~Asus_RT-AC66U_B1~20220220

Backup files are archived in standard .gz (gzip) file format. Once extracted, the actual backup file is a raw text file.


===== Restore Default Configuration =====

This section has a dropdown menu allowing you to choose options which will restore all FreshTomato's default configuration settings.

  * Restore default router settings (normal) \\ This option will restore all default router settings, but //will not// erase NVRAM contents.
  * Erase all data in NVRAM memory (thorough) \\ This option will restore all FreshTomato's default settings, and //will also erase// NVRAM contents. \\ This is commonly used before and/or after you've flashed the router with new firmware, \\ to prevent possible conflicts between new settings and old settings.

The Total/Free NVRAM numbers display the Total NVRAM available, vs. the amount of NVRAM currently in use, \\ followed the percentage of free NVRAM.