{"id":21467,"date":"2021-04-21T15:42:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T19:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=21467"},"modified":"2022-11-23T15:53:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T20:53:34","slug":"how-to-export-and-import-your-room-alert-manager-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/21467\/how-to-export-and-import-your-room-alert-manager-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Export And Import Your Room Alert Manager Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#bcc7cd;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#d6e1e7;border-color:#ffffff;color:#000612;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\">\n\n\n\n<p>The latest version of Room Alert Manager only supports <strong>same-version<\/strong> JSON imports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can only import a JSON file to Room Alert Manager v1.5.8, for example, if the file was originally exported from Room Alert Manager v1.5.8.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This behavior will be addressed in a future software release.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You may export your Room Alert Manager configuration to a single file, which you may keep as a backup of your settings, use as a troubleshooting tool, or use to copy your settings to a different Room Alert Manager installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please see the tabs below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"export\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Export your Room Alert Manager settings<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#bcc7cd;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#d6e1e7;border-color:#ffffff;color:#000612;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\">\n\n\n\n<p>The following settings are included in your Room Alert Manager export:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>System settings and application properties<ul><li>These settings are included in the export for informational purposes only. They cannot be imported into Room Alert Manager.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Alerts, Actions, Schedules and Reports<\/li><li>Users and Device Groups<\/li><li>Discovery Settings (including a list of any manually discovered devices)<\/li><li>Email Settings, Firmware Update Settings, Device Data Settings, and SMS Modem Settings<\/li><li>Any configured Ping Devices<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please follow these instructions to export your Room Alert Manager settings to a single JSON file:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"block-c6bc3234-fd83-4b67-8add-6bf80073caf3\"><li>Open Room Alert Manager in your web browser.<ul><li>You may open it by entering \u2018localhost:9393\u2019 or \u2018&lt;IP address of host system>:9393\u2019 in your browser\u2019s address bar. For more information, please see our FAQ,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19834\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Open Room Alert Manager\u2019s Web Interface<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>In order to export Room Alert Manager&#8217;s settings, you must log in as an admin-level user.<ul><li>For more information, please see the \u201cTypes of user roles\u201d section of our FAQ,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/20112\/how-to-configure-users-in-room-alert-manager\/#types\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Configure Users In Room Alert Manager<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Select\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u2013> Import\/Export<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left to open the\u00a0<em>Data Export\/Import Settings\u00a0<\/em>page.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"220\" height=\"498\" class=\"wp-image-25216\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Settings_Import-Export.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Settings_Import-Export.png 220w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Settings_Import-Export-133x300.png 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/li><li>The <strong>Export<\/strong> tab opens by default.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"598\" height=\"501\" class=\"wp-image-21533\" style=\"width: 275px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Export-Tab.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Export-Tab.png 598w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Export-Tab-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/li><li>Passwords are stripped from the exported data by default. If you wish to include passwords in the export, select the <strong>Include Sensitive Passwords<\/strong> checkbox.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"296\" height=\"46\" class=\"wp-image-21534\" style=\"width: 175px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_IncludePWs.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li><li>Select <strong>Export<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\" height=\"56\" class=\"wp-image-21535\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Export-Button.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li><li>Your configurations will download as a JSON file, which you may view in a browser or text editing program.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"579\" height=\"191\" class=\"wp-image-21537\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Export.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Export.png 579w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Export-300x99.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-fancy su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"import\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Import your settings to a new Room Alert Manager installation<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n\n\n\n<p>You may import settings from a previously saved JSON file* into Room Alert Manager. It&#8217;s important to note that some of your existing settings will be overwritten during the import process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>* Room Alert Manager only supports same-version JSON imports at this time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#bcc7cd;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#d6e1e7;border-color:#ffffff;color:#000612;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;\">\n\n\n\n<p>The following settings get overwritten when you import a JSON file into Room Alert Manager:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Discovery Settings, Email Settings, Firmware Update Settings, Device Data Settings, and SMS Modem Settings<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These settings get added to your existing configuration (without deleting your existing settings):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Users, Device Groups, Alerts, Actions, Schedules, Reports, and Pings<ul><li>If the JSON file contains a user whose username is identical to one already in the system, then that user will not get imported.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please follow these instructions to import your Room Alert Manager settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"block-c6bc3234-fd83-4b67-8add-6bf80073caf3\"><li>Open Room Alert Manager in your web browser.<ul><li>You may open it by entering \u2018localhost:9393\u2019 or \u2018&lt;IP address of host system>:9393\u2019 in your browser\u2019s address bar. For more information, please see our FAQ,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19834\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Open Room Alert Manager\u2019s Web Interface<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>In order to import Room Alert Manager&#8217;s settings, you must log in as an admin-level user.<ul><li>For more information, please see the \u201cTypes of user roles\u201d section of our FAQ,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/20112\/how-to-configure-users-in-room-alert-manager\/#types\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How To Configure Users In Room Alert Manager<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Select\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u2013> Import\/Export<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left to open the\u00a0<em>Data Export\/Import Settings\u00a0<\/em>page.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"220\" height=\"498\" class=\"wp-image-25216\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Settings_Import-Export.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Settings_Import-Export.png 220w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_Settings_Import-Export-133x300.png 133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/li><li>Navigate to the <strong>Import<\/strong> tab.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"507\" height=\"303\" class=\"wp-image-21540\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_ImportTab.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_ImportTab.png 507w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_ImportTab-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/li><li>Select <strong>Browse<\/strong> to locate and upload your saved JSON file. <br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"507\" height=\"143\" class=\"wp-image-21541\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_SelectBrowse.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_SelectBrowse.png 507w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_SelectBrowse-300x85.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><ul><li>After you select the file, select <strong>Open<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"715\" height=\"369\" class=\"wp-image-21542\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_SelectJSON.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_SelectJSON.png 715w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_SelectJSON-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Then select <strong>Import<\/strong>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"507\" height=\"143\" class=\"wp-image-21543\" style=\"width: 300px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_SelectImport.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_SelectImport.png 507w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_SelectImport-300x85.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><ul><li>As the import process completes, the progress is displayed beside the Import button.<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"204\" height=\"77\" class=\"wp-image-21544\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_ImportProgress.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li><li>When the process is complete, you&#8217;ll see an in-app notification like this one:<br><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"351\" height=\"122\" class=\"wp-image-21545\" style=\"width: 275px;\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_ImportSuccess.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_ImportSuccess.png 351w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAM_ImportSuccess-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Your newly imported settings will immediately be available within Room Alert Manager&#8217;s web interface. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may export your Room Alert Manager configuration to a single file, which you may keep as a backup of your settings, use as a troubleshooting tool, or use to copy your settings to a different Room Alert Manager installation. 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