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Saving the Sophos source configuration files

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Saving the Sophos source configuration files

Before starting the conversion wizard, save a copy of your Sophos configuration file to the computer where FortiConverter is installed.

To save the source configuration files
  1. In the web UI, go to Backup & Firmware.
  2. Click Import Export.
  3. Select Export full configurations in block Export.
  4. Click Export and save the configuration file, which should be XML-formatted.
Please note that the Sophos backups are no longer xml format, it is encrypted now. This minor security enhancement was introduced since v17.5 MR4, April 2019.

Saving the Sophos source configuration files

Before starting the conversion wizard, save a copy of your Sophos configuration file to the computer where FortiConverter is installed.

To save the source configuration files
  1. In the web UI, go to Backup & Firmware.
  2. Click Import Export.
  3. Select Export full configurations in block Export.
  4. Click Export and save the configuration file, which should be XML-formatted.
Please note that the Sophos backups are no longer xml format, it is encrypted now. This minor security enhancement was introduced since v17.5 MR4, April 2019.