# Manual Backup on Remote Server
CA Administrator can take back up in the remote server by selecting mode as “Manual” and Backup location as Remote server.
On the Dashboard page, click on the Backup tab which displays the below page.
By default, Manual will be selected.
Select Data to Backup.
By default backup location will be the local server. Select the “Remote location” radio button.
Enter the IP address, path (only folder name), Username, and Password of the system where you want to create the backup.
Note: The system should not be shut down during the backup process.
Click on “Test connection”, if all the credentials entered are valid, the connection will be successful as shown in the below figure.
Click on the Confirm button which displays the below screen.
CA Administrator should sign and authenticate with a token plugged into the system, select the user name, and enter a valid token PIN.
Click on the Backup button to schedule a manual backup in the remote system and display a success message as shown in the below figure.
The backup will be stored in the path specified in Zip format. Extract the zip file to check the backup files.
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