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Migration from AX86U to AXE-16000 - merlin firmware

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RaveBoy

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Good day all,

Coming towards you with a tricky question.

I am running a AiMesh setup with 3 x AX86U, around 70 IOT devices and approx 80 DHCP reservations.
I want to migrate from AX86U to a multi-gig network with AXE-16000 in the core.

Is there any way to migrate the settings / DHCP reservations ?
Is a good idea with the in-build save config and upload to AXE ? It will work ?

If I manage just to migrate DHCP reservations it would be awesome
 
ssh into the router and save the nvram variables to a text file by entering the command

nvram show | sort > nvram_show_x86u

then save that file off the router. Whenever you configure your new router, when you've got as far as you want to go initially, run the command again on the new router

nvram show | sort > nvram_show_xe16k

and compare the files. Long lines of DHCP reservations will stick right out and should be able to xfer nicely via "nvram set ..." then "nvram commit".
 
ssh into the router and save the nvram variables to a text file by entering the command

nvram show | sort > nvram_show_x86u

then save that file off the router. Whenever you configure your new router, when you've got as far as you want to go initially, run the command again on the new router

nvram show | sort > nvram_show_xe16k

and compare the files. Long lines of DHCP reservations will stick right out and should be able to xfer nicely via "nvram set ..." then "nvram commit".
So there is no way of auto save and upload the DHCP reservations ?

Via nvram set sounds manual
 
So there is no way of auto save and upload the DHCP reservations ?
No, however... If you're using Windows install WinSCP and connect to the router using the SCP protocol. Navigate to /jffs/nvram and download a copy of the dhcp_staticlist file. Then upload the file to your new router. Reboot the new router to pick up the changes.

Do not reload a "Save setting" file from one router onto another, even if it's the same model. That is not its intended purpose.
 
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