ZyXEL Communications HS100/HS100W manual Backup Configuration

HomeSafe User’s Guide

31.2 Backup Configuration

Option 5 from Menu 24 – System Maintenance allows you to backup the current HomeSafe configuration to your computer. Backup is highly recommended once your HomeSafe is functioning properly. FTP is the preferred methods for backing up your current configuration to your computer since they are faster.

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

31.2.1 Backup Configuration

Follow the instructions as shown in the next screen.

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 HomeSafe. Then type "root" and SMT password as requested.

3.Locate the 'rom-0' file.

4.Type 'get rom-0' to back up the current HomeSafe 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 HomeSafe manual.

Figure 31-1 Telnet in Menu 24.5

31.2.2Using 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 HomeSafe. 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 HomeSafe to the computer, for example, “get rom-0 config.rom” transfers the configuration file on the HomeSafe 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.

31.2.3 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

Figure 31-2 FTP Session Example

31-2 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance