ALIF: How to Backup an AIM Manager

• Open the AIM's web interface and navigate to Dashboard -> Backups.

• In the Backup section at the top, make sure that Download to your computer is ticked. If not, tick the checkbox and press the Save Settings button below to commit the change.
  
  
  

• Simply click on the Backup Now button. After a second or two, you should receive the file via your web browser. The file name includes the AIM version, date and time of when it was taken. It also creates a local backup that is stored on the AIM itself.
  
  
  

• Open a web browser and log into the AIM’s web interface.
• From the Side Menu, choose System Care and then Backup.
• Check to see if Download to your Computer is set to Yes
  
  
  
  
  • If not, you will need to click on the Edit Settings button
    
    
    
    
  • In the Backup Settings window, tick the check box for Download to your computer to enable downloading.
    
    
    
    
  • Click on Save Settings to commit the change.

    
    

• Click on the Backup Now button.
  
  
  
  
• An AIM backup file will automatically download to your computer.

You can use the schedule feature to automatically storing a backup locally on the AIM, and if configured, for sending a copy to a specified email address. For an example of how to configure the email, see the AIM Mail Setup Example.

The stored Backup files can be seen by clicking on the Available backups dropdown list in the Backups on the Server section.

The number of backups stored is managed using an algorithm that ensures that the most recent and oldest backups are kept, but automatically deletes ones in between to save on disk space.

You can download any of the locally stored AIM Backups to your computer by choosing one from the dropdown list and pressing the Download button below.

You can configure the AIM to automatically store a backup locally, and if configured, send a copy to a specified email address.

• From the Side Menu, choose System Care and then Backup.
• Click on the Edit Settings button.
  
  
  
  
• A dialog will appear with options to choose the Backup Frequency and enable or disable Downloading a backup file to your computer.
• The Backup Frequency drop down allows to you choose either Never, Hourly, Daily 2am (Default), Weekly Sunday 3am.
• Ticking Download to your computer allows you to download a backup of the AIM to your computer when you press Backup Now on the main Backup page.
• The email address is configured on the Network Settings & Tools page. There is a link to this page in the dialog window.
  
  
  
  
• You can download any of the locally stored AIM Backups to your computer by choosing one from the dropdown list and pressing the Download button below.
  
  
  
  
• In the Download Backups From the Server window, you will be presented with a list of archieved Backups from which to download. You can select one or more of the Backup files. Click Download Selected to retrieve the files.