ZyXEL Communications AAM1212, User Manual

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AAM1212 User’s Guide
Chapter 32 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 263
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Firmware and Configuration File
Maintenance
This chapter tells you how to upload a new firmware and/or configuration file for the AAM.
32.1 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance Overview
The AAM’s built-in FTP server allows you to use any FTP client (for example, ftp.exe in
Windows) to upgrade AAM or AAM firmware or configuration files. The firmware or
configuration file upgrade is done during operation (run-time).
Note: Do not interrupt the file transfer process, as it may permanently damage your
AAM.
Note: The AAM automatically restarts when the upgrade process is complete.
32.2 Filename Conventions
The configuration file (called config-0) contains the factory default settings in the menus such
as password, IP address, VLANs and so on. It arrives from ZyXEL with a “dat” filename
extension.
ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System sometimes referred to as the “ras” file) is the
system firmware and has a “bin” filename extension. The configuration file has a “rom”
filename extension. With many FTP and clients, the filenames are similar to those shown next.
ftp> put firmware.bin ras
This is a sample from a FTP session to transfer the computer file
firmware.bin
to the AAM.
ftp> get config-0 config.txt
This is a sample from a FTP session to transfer the AAM’s current configuration file
(including the configuration files of all the AAMs) to the computer file
config.txt
.