# Exporting Settings and Configurations

1. On the home view, go to the Controller tab and select Export/Import on the left pane.

2. Go to the Export window, select the ellipsis icon and then Settings and configurations on the pop-up window.

3. On the Export window, select Export.
   At the end of the exporting process, an exporting pop-up window confirms that the export is completed.
   A PFExport_<IAM name>_<datetime>.tar.gz file is automatically downloaded.

This export option only exports controller configurations and settings.
The exported data is stored in a compressed file identified with the IAM name and exported date and time.
The data in the file include all configurations and settings of the controller, so that the export file can be imported and setup in another controller with the same or a newer release version.
The exported data includes information about the IAM, the controller and the pre-formatted Multistep Tightening and Loosening programs to be used with the MID2500 solution.