# Importing 8.1 Demo Project **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition80, ignition81, vision\ **Created:** [September 25, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338 "2021-09-25T14:05:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mkendall1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@mkendall1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mkendall1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/1 "2021-09-25T14:05:31Z")
I just added the Vision demo from the exchange. I added the application and ran it. When I connected to it via the client the images aren’t showing up. Do I need to import the images directory somehow?[Screenshot](https://ibb.co/0X3fL7x) ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/2 "2021-09-25T14:30:42Z")
Yes, if you only imported a project you will need to import the image library as well. Might be easiest to just restore the gateway, I believe they have the demo gateway backway available. ---
**Author:** ![mkendall1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@mkendall1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mkendall1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/3 "2021-09-25T15:31:35Z")
I downloaded the “Ignition 8.1 demo projects 3.0.0” zip file from the exchange. I unzipped then I imported Globalproject.zip (project), perspectivedemo.zip (project), and the visiondemo.zip (project) in designer ([Screenshot](https://ibb.co/Db3B09v)). I then opened the vision client launcher and pointed it to my application gateway (localhost). How do I restore a gateway as opposed to a project? Is there any way to import the image directory into the projects? ---
**Author:** ![mkendall1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@mkendall1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mkendall1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/4 "2021-09-25T15:43:13Z")
Nevermind, I figured out how to restore the gateway. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/5 "2021-09-25T16:51:28Z")
For future reference, if needed… [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Image+Management+Tool](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Image+Management+Tool) Of course, you will need the images to import. ---
**Author:** ![mkendall1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@mkendall1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mkendall1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/6 "2021-09-25T20:01:54Z")
So, I restored the gateway and this of course blew out my existing gateway (I backed it up). But the trial expired. I found the username/password to the demo gateway but I’m not getting a prompt to enter it to then reset the trial. How can I either: 1. Restore my old gateway (without being able to get into the gateway first) 2. Get a prompt to input username/password? [Here is a Screenshot](https://ibb.co/p3Md832) ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/7 "2021-09-25T23:02:46Z")
Press launch gateway to get you to the gateway launch pad. If you want to restore a gatewua backup without the website, you can use the gwcmd utility [Gateway Command-line Utility - gwcmd - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Gateway+Command-line+Utility+-+gwcmd) ---
**Author:** ![mkendall1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@mkendall1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mkendall1)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/8 "2021-09-26T12:04:19Z")
I pressed “Launch Gateway” and I just got a new tab of the same page. I just reinstalled Ignition and am back running. ---
**Author:** ![Joshua\_Myers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@Joshua\_Myers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joshua_Myers)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/9 "2023-10-11T20:55:39Z")
I ran into this issue myself. If you navigate to IP:8088/web/config/ It will bypass the demo perspective app and will take you to your gateway home page. Then you can go to Config -\> Gateway Settings -\> Homepage Redirect URL and change that back to /web/home and once you save and reload the gateway it will no longer automatically bring you to your Perspective application. ---
**Author:** ![Samer\_Samy1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/samer_samy1/32/52910_2.png) [@Samer\_Samy1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samer_Samy1)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-8-1-demo-project/51338/10 "2024-11-22T15:05:38Z")
if you are trying to open the designer while you made internet explorer your main browser, You will face challenge to open your designer due to the security url . So make google chrome your default browser. May be it could help someone after me