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title: "Importing Configuration from Veeam Backup Server"
description: "If you want to manage Veeam Agent for Mac with Veeam Backup & Replication, you can add your Mac computer to a protection group for pre-installed Veeam Agents."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agentformac/userguide/import_config_file.html"
breadcrumb: "User Guide > Installation and Configuration > Importing Configuration from Veeam Backup Server"
dateModified: "2026-10-20"
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# Importing Configuration from Veeam Backup Server

If you want to manage Veeam Agent for Mac with Veeam Backup & Replication, you can add your Mac computer to a protection group for pre-installed Veeam Agents. In this case, after you install Veeam Agent, you must import the configuration file generated by Veeam Backup & Replication. The configuration file is one of the Veeam Agent for Mac setup files that you must obtain from your system administrator. To learn more, see the [Deploying Veeam Agents Using Generated Setup Files](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/agents/agents_deploy_with_generated_file.html?ver=120) section in the Veeam Agent Management Guide.

You can import a configuration file generated by Veeam Backup & Replication in ether of the following ways:

- [With Veeam Agent control panel](#cp).
- [With Veeam Agent status bar menu](#sbm).
- In command line interface. For more information, see [Connecting to Veeam Backup & Replication](import_connection_settings.md).
- With MDM solution. For more information, see [Installation and Configuration with MDM Solution](installation_and_configuration_mdm.md).

## Importing Configuration with Control Panel {#cp}

From the Veeam Agent application menu, select **Settings** > **Import Configuration**; in the **Finder**, select the configuration file to import.

![](images/appmenu_import_config.png)

## Importing Configuration with Status Bar Menu {#sbm}

From the Veeam Agent status bar menu, select **Import** > **Configuration**; in the **Finder**, select the configuration file to import.

![](images/sbm_import_config.png)

After importing the configuration using the control panel or status bar menu, Veeam Agent will automatically connect to the Veeam backup server.