Replace a Damaged Device

whenever a manufacturing connect edge device needs to be replaced, several steps must be taken to get the new device configured and online with minimal interruption if you only need to restore a device configuration to a device that isn't damaged, see restore a device docid\ ac2u6d0k8huqxyfkpvjk important you should regularly back up manufacturing connect edge see back up a device docid 8vhjvwusfhyl3bhidomnl the replacement device must be on the same network as the device that was backed up if the backed up device has a static ip address assigned to it, then the replacement device gets that same ip address for example, a replacement device has an ip address of 10 0 0 120 and the backed up device is on a network with an ip address of 192 168 1 1 after restoration, the replacement device is no longer accessible with the 10 0 0 120 address because it now assumes the 192 168 1 1 address the backup can only be restored to the same device or to a replacement device the backup can only be restored to a device with the same license key the restore operation overwrites all configurations collected since the last backup before you begin make sure you have obtained a license for backup and restore replace a damaged device to replace a damaged device, you will need to do the following step 1 activate the license step 2 restore backup file step 1 activate license see activate a license docid 1ztkq4s1htzhcanamj ax to learn how to activate the license for the device step 2 restore backup file to restore the backup file in manufacturing connect edge, navigate to system > backup/restore the backup/restore pane appears from the backup/restore configuration section, click restore navigate to the backup dat file you stored on your local drive, and click open click ok once restored, the manufacturing connect edge device restarts with the configuration backed up on the selected file when the device reboots, refresh the manufacturing connect edge application activate the manufacturing connect connection by setting the device status to online this action registers the new device with manufacturing connect and the corresponding lwm2m and mqtt protocols