Chapter 8 Maintenance Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 23 Access Points

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Show

Click the Configuration file link to display the NXC-8160’s currect configuration

Configuration

settings. You can right-click the link and select Save Target As... to back up your

 

configuration to an XML file on your computer. The backup configuration file will be

 

useful in case you need to return to your previous settings.

 

 

Upload

Load a configuration file from your computer to your NXC-8160. Type in the location

Configuration

of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ... to find it.

 

 

Browse...

Click Browse... to find the file you want to upload. Remember that you must

 

decompress compressed (.ZIP) files before you can upload them.

 

 

Upload

Click Upload to begin the upload process.

 

 

Upgrade

Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name

Firmware

with a .bin extension, for example, "NXC-8160.bin". The upload process uses

 

HTTPs (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) and may take up to two minutes.

 

After a successful upload, the system will reboot.

 

Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ... to

 

find it.

 

 

Browse...

Click Browse... to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must

 

decompress compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them.

 

 

Upgrade

Click Upgrade to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two

 

minutes.

 

 

Current Time

This field displays the NXC-8160’s present time and date

(24h)

 

 

 

Set Time & Date

Specify the time and date manually. Click Update to change the time and date

 

immediately.

 

 

Reboot

System restart allows you to reboot the NXC-8160 without turning the power off.

Controller

Click Reboot to restart the NXC-8160 to have your new settings take effect

 

immediately. Restart is different to reset; reset returns the device to its default

 

configuration.

 

 

Apply Settings

Not all new changes on the NXC-8160 need a system reboot to take effect. Click

 

Apply to apply your changes immediately when a system reboot is not required.

 

 

Back to Factory

Click the Restore button to clear all user-entered configuration information and

Defaults

return the NXC-8160 to its factory defaults.

 

 

8.2 Configuring Syslog & Monitor

Use this screen to configure to where the NXC-8160 is to send logs and how often a log will be sent. Click Maintenance > Syslog & Monitor. The screen appears as shown.

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