ZyXEL Communications P-1100 Upload Router Configuration File, Upload Router Firmware using Tftp

Prestige 1100 Internet Access Router

12.8.4 Upload Router Firmware using TFTP

Even though TFTP should work over WAN as well, it is not recommended.

To use TFTP, your workstation must have both telnet and TFTP clients. Use telnet from your workstation to connect to the Prestige and log in. Because TFTP does not have any security checks, the Prestige records the IP address of the telnet client and accepts TFTP requests only from this address.

Step 1. Launch the TFTP client on your workstation and connect to the Prestige.

Step 2. Go to SMT menu 24.7.1. Note that you must remain in this menu until file transfer is complete. Step 3. Use the TFTP client to transfer files between the Prestige and the workstation.

Step 4. Specify “ras-m” as the remote filename if you want to upload firmware from your workstation into the main block or “ras-b” if you want to upload firmware into the backup block of the Prestige.

Step 5. The system reboots automatically after a successful firmware upload.

Note that the telnet connection must be active before and during the TFTP transfer. For details on TFTP commands, please consult the documentation of your TFTP client program. For UNIX, use “put” to transfer from the workstation to the Prestige, and “binary” to set binary transfer mode.

12.9 Upload Router Configuration File

The configuration data, system-related data, the error log and the trace log are all stored in the configuration file. Please be aware that uploading the configuration file replaces all previous configurations. You can upgrade the configuration file either through an FTP or TFTP client program (preferred method) or through the RS-232 console port (in the event of the network being down). Updating the configuration file via the console port under normal conditions is not recommended since FTP or TFTP is faster. Please note that you need to reboot the system after the configuration file update process is complete. Note that if you replace the current configuration with the default configuration file, i.e.. P1100.rom, you will lose all configurations that you had before and the speed of the console port will be reset to the default of 9600 bps with 8 data bit, no parity and 1 stop bit(8n1). You will need to change your serial communication software to the default before you can connect to the Prestige again. The password will be reset to the default of 1234, as well.

12.9.1 Upload Router Configuration File using the Console Port

Select 2 from Menu 24.7 – System Maintenance – Firmware Update to go to Menu 24.7.2 –Upload Router Configuration File.

Step 1. Enter "y" at the prompt to go into debug mode.

Step 2. Enter "atur3" after the "Enter Debug Mode" message.

Step 3. Wait for the "Starting XMODEM upload" message before activating the Xmodem upload on your terminal.

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