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Razor512
Prodigy
Feb 20, 2021
Status:
New Idea

Option to export DHCP reservations as well as port forwards as a CSV file for export and import

While this does not apply to a specific router model, I feel that this is something that Netgear should do going forward.

 

While overall config backups cannot be transferred between router models, there is a way for netgear to make some settings universal.

 

For example, there are a number of settings that are tedious to enter (DHCP reservations, Port forwards/ triggers, and Service blocking), but their layout are very unifrom across multiple generations of netgear routers.

 

With that in mind, it should not be too hard for netgear to create an interpritor that can take those entries in a CSV format, and translate it into the values it would save in NVRAM.

 

While a user will not be able to bring all of their settings over, the most annoying to enter ones could be exported separately and then imported into a new router.

 

Furthermore, this will also improve the process of troubleshooting since a backup of the NVRAM can also backup any corrupt values that lead to an issue to begin with, but selective plain text exports of specific configurations, can easily be reviewed by the user to ensure no corrupt values, and then imported into a freshly manual setup of the router, which will greatly shorten the overall setup time.

 

As for the format, imagine a simple plain text file for your DHCP reservations where each line follows a format of:

IP address, Name, MAC address