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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch
21-2 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance
21.2 Backup Configuration
The VES displays different messages explaining different ways to backup, restore and upload files in menus 24.5,
24.6, 24. 7.1 and 24.7.2; depending on whether you use the console port or Telnet.
Option 5 from Menu 24 — System Maintenance allows you to backup the current configuration to your
computer for your VES. Backup is highly recommended once your VES is functioning properly. FTP is the
preferred methods for backing up your current configuration to your computer since they are faster. You can also
perform backup and restore using menu 24 through the console port. Any serial communications program should
work fine; however, you must use Xmodem protocol to perform the download/upload and you don’t have to
rename the files (see
section 21.1 ).
Please note that terms “download” and “upload” are relative to the computer. Download means to transfer from
the VES to the computer, while upload means from your computer to the VES.
21.2.1 Backup Configuration
Follow the instructions as shown in the next screen.
Figure 21-1 Telnet in Menu 24.5
21.2.2 Using the FTP Command from the Command Line
1.
Launch the FTP client on your computer.
2.
Enter “open”, followed by a space and the IP address of your VES.
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.
Menu 24.5 — System Maintenance — Backup Configuration
To transfer the configuration file to your workstation, follow the procedure
below:
1. Launch the FTP client on your workstation.
2. Type "open" and the IP address of your router. Then type "root" and
SMT password as requested.
3. Locate the 'rom-0' file.
4. Type 'get rom-0' to back up the current router configuration to
your workstation.
For details on FTP commands, please consult the documentation of your FTP
client program. For details on backup using TFTP (note that you must remain
in this menu to back up using TFTP), please see your router manual.
Press ENTER to Exit: