[NEBULA] When I add a device can I import the existing configuration to the site?

smrbrts

I've manually setup two NWA1123-AC Pro access points, and would like to add them to Nebula if I can import the existing configuration of one and use it for the other? Is this possible? Or when I register a device do I have to start from scratch reconfiguring?

Zyxel_Barney

Hello @smrbrts

Yes, unfortunately. Configurations made in standalone mode is incompatible with configurations made in cloud mode due to Nebula's user-friendly approach. This makes it very difficult to provide a function that allows users to import standalone configurations into the Nebula platform.

Best regards,
Barney Gregorio

Zyxel_Barney

Hello @smrbrts

Yes, unfortunately. Configurations made in standalone mode is incompatible with configurations made in cloud mode due to Nebula's user-friendly approach. This makes it very difficult to provide a function that allows users to import standalone configurations into the Nebula platform.

Best regards,
Barney Gregorio

smrbrts

Too bad. Now I'm not sure I want to use it. Everything is running fine, but I use MAC filtering and VLANs and I'm not sure I want to configure it all again to use Nebula.

smrbrts

Given that we can save the config file, an import feature wouldn't have been unreasonable.

Zyxel_Barney

Hello @smrbrts

I agree that it is a reasonable feature. But as I have said before, the command structure of the two platforms are different. Commands made in NCC must always reflect the device's running configurations. For this to work, an extensive error-checking must be done during the configuration conversion process. 

However, we can improve minor functions like importing MAC Filtering list to better support the migration from standalone mode to cloud mode. This, we can try adding to the ideas section.

Regards,
Barney Gregorio

CecilWard

I would need to import my large L2_isolation lists. I don’t think I’m going to go for Nebula.