ZyXEL Communications HS100/HS100W manual Chapter Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance

HomeSafe User’s Guide

Chapter 31

Firmware and Configuration File

Maintenance

This chapter tells you how to backup and restore your configuration file as well as upload new firmware and configuration files.

31.1 Filename Conventions

The configuration file (often called the romfile or rom-0) contains the factory default settings in the menus such as password, DHCP Setup, TCP/IP Setup, etc. It arrives from ZyXEL with a “rom” filename extension. Once you have customized the HomeSafe'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. With many FTP and TFTP clients, the filenames are similar to those seen next.

)Only use firmware for your HomeSafe’s specific model. Refer to the label on the bottom of your HomeSafe.

ftp> put firmware.bin ras

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

ftp> get rom-0 config.cfg

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

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 HomeSafe only recognizes “rom-0” and “ras”. Be sure you keep unaltered copies of both files for later use.

The following table is a summary. Please note that the internal filename refers to the filename on the HomeSafe and the external filename refers to the filename not on the HomeSafe, that is, on your computer, local network or FTP site and so the name (but not the extension) may vary. After uploading new firmware, see the ZyNOS F/W Version field in Menu 24.2.1 – System Maintenance – Information to confirm that you have uploaded the correct firmware version. The AT command is the command you enter after you press “y” when prompted in the SMT menu to go into debug mode.

Table 31-1 Filename Conventions

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

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