ZyXEL Communications 240B manual Backup Configuration, Using the FTP Command from the Command Line

ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link

Please note that terms “download” and “upload” are relative to the computer. Download means to transfer from the ExpWave to the computer, while upload means from your computer to the ExpWave.

12.2.1 Backup Configuration

Follow the instructions as shown in the next screen.

Menu 24.5 - System Maintenance - Backup Configuration

Ready to backup Configuration via Xmodem.

Do you want to continue (y/n):

Press ENTER to Exit:

Figure 12-1 Telnet into Menu 24.5

12.2.2 Using the FTP Command from the Command Line

Step 1. Launch the FTP client on your computer.

Step 2. Enter “open”, followed by a space and the IP address of your ExpWave.

Step 3. Press [ENTER] when prompted for a username.

Step 4. Enter your password as requested (the default is “1234”). Step 5. Enter “bin” to set transfer mode to binary.

Step 6. Use “get” to transfer files from the ExpWave to the computer, for example, “get rom-0 config.rom” transfers the configuration file on the ExpWave to your computer and renames it “config.rom”. See earlier in this chapter for more information on filename conventions.

Step 7. Enter “quit” to exit the ftp prompt.

12.2.3 Example of FTP Commands from the Command Line

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

Figure 12-2 FTP Session Example

12.2.4 GUI-based FTP Clients

The following table describes some of the commands that you may see in GUI-based FTP clients.

Table 12-2 General Commands for GUI-based FTP Clients

command	Description
Host Address	Enter the address of the host server.

12-2 Firmware & Configuration File Maintenance