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Import NAP Client Configuration Settings

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012

Importing settings from a configuration file

  • Using the Windows interface

  • Using a command line

To import settings from a configuration file by using the Windows interface

  1. To open the NAP client configuration console, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click Run, type NAPCLCFG.MSC, and click OK.

  2. In the console tree, right-click NAP Client Management, and then click Import.

  3. In the Import NAP Configuration dialog box, in Look in, click the location where the configuration file is stored.

  4. In File name, type the file name for the configuration file.

  5. Click Open.

Additional considerations

  • To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

To import settings from a configuration file by using a command line

  1. To open a command prompt, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and click Command Prompt.

  2. Type: netsh nap client import filename = <filename>

The following table provides a guideline for the placeholder text in the Netsh command.

Placeholder Possible Values Description

<filename>

Any string.

The path and file name for the configuration file.

Additional considerations

  • To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

Additional references

Export NAP Client Configuration Settings

Command-Line Syntax Notation