Zyxel ZyWALL USG 300 [140/185] C file manager faq

ZyWALL USG Support Notes

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C. File Manager FAQ

C01. How can ZyWALL USG manage multiple configuration

files?

From ZyWALL USG GUI menu File Manager > Configuration File, it allows admin

to save multiple configuration files. Besides, Admin could “manipulate” files, such as

to upload, delete, copy, rename, download the files, and apply a certain file to

hot-switching the configuration without hardware reboot.

C02. What are the configuration files like startup-config.conf,

system-default.conf and lastgood.conf?

1. startup-config.conf: The startup-config.conf is ZyWALL USG system

configuration file. When ZyWALL USG is booting, it will use this configuration

file for ZyWALL USG as system configuration.

2. system-default.conf: The system-default.conf is ZyWALL USG system default

configuration file. When you press the reset button, ZyWALL USG will copy

system-default.conf over startup-conf.conf.

3. lastgood.conf: The lastgood.conf is created after ZyWALL USG successfully

applies startup-config.conf. And ZyWALL USG will try to apply lastconfig.conf, if

ZyWALL USG fail to apply startup-config.conf. You can check the GUI menu

Maintenance > Log to check the configuration applied status after booting.

Please note the configuration file downloaded through web GUI is text-based which is

readable and is very useful for administrator to have a quick overview for the detailed

configuration.

C03. Why can’t I update firmware?

It‟s mandatory to have at least 70MB free memory before upgrade firmware. If you

still can‟t get enough memory to upgrade firmware, you can perform upgrade after

system reboot which frees up the memory.