RT-AC1900P: Restore settings from RT-AC68P?

[insertpunhere]

Hello,

I've just purchased an RT-AC1900P in order to configure AiMesh functionality with my existing RT-AC68P and am wondering if it would be possible to restore settings taken from the 68P to the 1900P. (As in would it work without bricking my 1900P?)

The goal is to use the 1900P as my primary router and then repurpose the 68P as an AiMesh node.

Obviously I'd turn off the 68P in order to test this.

Both are currently running the latest firmware.

TIA!

 

[ColinTaylor]

No. Don't try to load a "Save settings" file from one router onto another, even when they are the same model. The settings file contains low-level information that is specific to each router (like MAC addresses). The router will probably work but it would conflict with the original router if that is attached to the same network.

Instead, either configure the router from scratch or use John's NVRAM utility in "migration" mode.

 

[insertpunhere]

No. Don't try to load a "Save settings" file from one router onto another, even when they are the same model. The settings file contains low-level information that is specific to each router (like MAC addresses). The router will probably work but it would conflict with the original router if that is attached to the same network.

Instead, either configure the router from scratch or use John's NVRAM utility in "migration" mode.

Well... crap.

I went from 0 to impatient and did it anyway. I'll factory restore tonight and reconfigure from scratch.

Fortunately the configuration wasn't quite as detailed as I'd initially thought, though I'll probably spent quite some time recreating aliases for different devices on the network. I've already exported a list so it shouldn't take too terribly long.

Thanks again.