ZyAIR Wireless Gateway Series User’s Guide

Table 28-1 Filename Conventions

FILE TYPE

INTERNAL NAME

EXTERNAL NAME

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

Configuration

Rom-0

This is the configuration filename on the

*.rom

File

 

ZyAIR. Uploading the rom-0 file replaces

 

 

 

the entire ROM file system, including your

 

 

 

ZyAIR 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 ZyAIR.

 

28.2 Backup Configuration

The ZyAIR displays different messages explaining different ways to backup, restore and upload files in menus 24.5, 24.6, 24. 7.1 and 24.7.2; depending on whether you use the console port or Telnet.

Option 5 from Menu 24 – System Maintenance allows you to backup the current ZyAIR configuration to your computer. Backup is highly recommended once your ZyAIR is functioning properly. FTP is the preferred methods for backing up your current configuration to your computer since they are faster. You can also perform backup and restore using menu 24 through the console port. Any serial communications program should work fine; however, you must use Xmodem protocol to perform the download/upload and you don’t have to rename the files.

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

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Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance