Chapter 28 Maintenance

28.8 FTP Command Line

This section shows some examples of uploading to or downloading files from the Switch using FTP commands. First, understand the filename conventions.

28.8.1 Filename Conventions

The configuration file (also known as the romfile or ROM) contains the factory default settings in the screens such as password, Switch setup, IP Setup, and so on. 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 85 Filename Conventions

FILE TYPE

INTERNAL

EXTERNAL

DESCRIPTION

NAME

NAME

 

 

Configuration File

config

 

This is the configuration filename on the Switch.

 

 

 

Uploading the config file replaces the specified

 

 

 

configuration 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.

 

 

 

 

28.8.1.1 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 config 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 “config” and “ras”. Be sure you keep unaltered copies of both files for later use.

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

28.8.2 FTP Command Line Procedure

1Launch the FTP client on your computer.

2Enter open, followed by a space and the IP address of your Switch.

3Press [ENTER] when prompted for a username.

4Enter your password as requested (the default is “1234”).

 

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