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Chapter 38 Maintenance

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38.7.2 Filename Conventions

The configuration file (also known as the romfile or ROM) contains the factory default settings in the

screens such as password, Switch setup, IP Setup, and so on. Once you have customized the

Switch’s settings, they can be saved back to your computer under a filename of your choosing.

ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System sometimes referred to as the “ras” file) is the system

firmware and has a “bin” filename extension.

38.7.2.1 Example FTP Commands

ftp> put firmware.bin ras

This is a sample FTP session showing the transfer of the computer file "firmware.bin" to the Switch.

ftp> get config config.cfg

This is a sample FTP session saving the current configuration to a file called “config.cfg” on your

computer.

If your (T)FTP client does not allow you to have a destination filename different than the source,

you will need to rename them as the Switch only recognizes “config” and “ras”. Be sure you keep

unaltered copies of both files for later use.

Be sure to upload the correct model firmware as uploading the wrong

model firmware may damage your device.

38.7.3 FTP Command Line Procedure

1 Launch the FTP client on your computer.

2 Enter open, followed by a space and the IP address of your Switch.

3 Press [ENTER] when prompted for a username.

4 Enter your password as requested (the default is “1234”).

5 Enter bin to set transfer mode to binary.

Table 159 Filename Conventions

FILE TYPE INTERNAL NAME EXTERNAL NAME DESCRIPTION

Configuration File config *.cfg This is the configuration filename on the

Switch. Uploading the config file replaces the

specified configuration file system, including

your Switch configurations, system-related

data (including the default password), the

error log and the trace log.

Firmware ras *.bin This is the generic name for the ZyNOS

firmware on the Switch.