ZyXEL Communications ES-3024 manual Filename Conventions, FTP Command Line Procedure

Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch

18.4.1Filename Conventions

The configuration file (often called the romfile or rom-0) contains the factory default settings in the screens such as password, switch setup, IP Setup, etc. It arrives from ZyXEL with a “rom” filename extension. Once you have customized the switch's settings, they can be saved back to your computer under a filename of your choosing.

ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System sometimes referred to as the “ras” file) is the system firmware and has a “bin” filename extension.

Table 18-1 Filename Conventions

FILE TYPE	INTERNAL	EXTERNAL	DESCRIPTION
	NAME	NAME
Configuration File	Rom-0	*.rom	This is the configuration filename on the switch. Uploading the
			rom-0 file replaces the entire ROM file system, including your
			switch configurations, system-related data (including the
			default password), the error log and the trace log.
Firmware	Ras	*.bin	This is the generic name for the ZyNOS firmware on the switch.

Example FTP Commands

ftp> put firmware.bin ras

This is a sample FTP session showing the transfer of the computer file " firmware.bin" to the switch .

ftp> get rom-0 config.cfg

This is a sample FTP session saving the current configuration to a file called “config.cfg” on your computer.

If your (T)FTP client does not allow you to have a destination filename different than the source, you will need to rename them as the switch only recognizes “rom-0” and “ras”. Be sure you keep unaltered copies of both files for later use.

Be sure to upload correct model firmware as uploading the wrong model firmware may damage

your device.

18.4.2FTP Command Line Procedure

Step 1. Launch the FTP client on your computer.

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

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 “put” to transfer files from the computer to the switch, for example, “put firmware.bin ras” transfers the firmware on your computer (firmware.bin) to the switch and renames it “ras”. Similarly, “put config.rom rom-0” transfers the configuration file on your computer (config.rom) to the switch and

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