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Chapter 22 Firmware
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Where “i” specifies binary image transfer mode (use this mode when transferring binary files),
“host” is the device’s IP address, “put” transfers the file source on the computer (firmware.bin
– name of the firmware on the computer) to the file destination on the remote host (ras - name
of the firmware on the device).
Commands that you may see in GUI-based TFTP clients are listed earlier in this chapter.
Using the FTP Commands to Back Up Configuration
1 Launch the FTP client on your computer.
2 Enter “
open
”, followed by a space and the IP address of your ZyXEL Device.
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.
6 Use “
get
” to transfer files from the ZyXEL Device to the computer, for example, “
get
rom-0 config.rom
” transfers the configuration file on the ZyXEL Device to your
computer and renames it “
config.rom
”. See earlier in this chapter for more
information on filename conventions.
7 Enter “
quit
” to exit the ftp prompt.
FTP Command Configuration Backup Example
This figure gives an example of using FTP commands from the DOS command prompt to save
your device’s configuration onto your computer.
Figure 74 FTP Session Example
Configuration Backup Using GUI-based FTP Clients
The following table describes some of the commands that you may see in GUI-based FTP
clients.
331 Enter PASS command
Password:
230 Logged in
ftp> bin
200 Type I OK
ftp> get rom-0 zyxel.rom
200 Port command okay
150 Opening data connection for STOR ras
226 File received OK
ftp: 16384 bytes sent in 1.10Seconds 297.89Kbytes/sec.
ftp> quit
Table 44 General Commands for GUI-based FTP Clients
COMMAND DESCRIPTION
Host Address Enter the address of the host server.
Login Type Anonymous.
This is when a user I.D. and password is automatically supplied to the
server for anonymous access. Anonymous logins will work only if your
ISP or service administrator has enabled this option.
Normal.
The server requires a unique User ID and Password to login.