Chapter 2 Getting Started : Basic Administration : Configuration Backups : Backup and restore a configuration file using SCP : Restoring a configuration using SCP
  
Restoring a configuration using SCP
To restore the configuration using SCP, use the commands:
scp <local_file> <admin_user>@<FGT_IP>:fgt_restore_config
To use this command/method of restoring the FortiGate configuration, you need to log in as the “admin” administrator.
See Also
• Configuration Backups
• Backup and restore a configuration file using SCP
• Enable SSH access on the interface
• Using the SCP client
• SCP public-private key authentication