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RBR/S850 -Configuration Backup anomalies
Hi, I unsuccessfully endeavoured to backup my RBR/S850 devices this evenning utilising the Netgear support resource "How do I backup the configuration settings on my Orbi WiFi System - Administratio...
veranah wrote:2. I opted for Notepad to view the contents and the outcome was a document rendered in an Asian text, which seemed to be untranslatable for this user.
The CFG file is in binary and not meant to be human-readable. It's a compact and proprietary format meant only for writing (during backup) and reading (during restore) by Orbi. Notepad cannot interpret it and will instead treat the binary code as Unicode text, that's why you saw gibberish.