Chapter 22 Tools

22.1.2 What You Need To Know About Tools

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 ZyXEL Device'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. Find this firmware at www.zyxel.com.With many FTP and TFTP clients, the filenames are similar to those seen next.

ftp> put firmware.bin ras

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

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 ZyXEL Device 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 ZyXEL Device and the external filename refers to the filename not on the ZyXEL Device, 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 Status screen to confirm that you have uploaded the correct firmware version.

Table 108 Filename Conventions

FILE TYPE

INTERNAL

EXTERNAL NAME

DESCRIPTIO

NAME

N

 

 

Configuration

Rom-0

This is the configuration filename on the

*.rom

File

 

ZyXEL Device. Uploading the rom-0 file

 

 

 

replaces the entire ROM file system,

 

 

 

including your ZyXEL Device

 

 

 

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

*.bin

 

 

firmware on the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

 

 

 

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